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Thomas Mapfumo

Thomas Mapfumo has been played on NTS over 20 times, featured on 25 episodes and was first played on 30 August 2014.

Thomas Mapfumo (born 1945 in Marondera, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean musician known as "The Lion of Zimbabwe" for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his music.

Pre-Independence, his songs openly called for the violent overthrow of the government, with lyrics like "Mothers, send your sons to war." Since the white government didn't understand Shona, however, at first they didn't realize how radical the songs were.

Eventually they caught on, though. The climax came with a song called "Hokoyo!", which means…

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Chemera Chaunoda
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Chimurenga Music, Gramma Records1983
Chemera Chaunoda
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedChimurenga Music, Gramma Records1983
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Vanhu Vatema
Thomas Mapfumo
Hemisphere1995
Vanhu Vatema
Thomas MapfumoHemisphere1995
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Nyarara Mukadzi Wangu
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Afro Soul1983
Nyarara Mukadzi Wangu
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedAfro Soul1983
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Muchadura
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Chimurenga Music1989
Muchadura
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedChimurenga Music1989
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Shumba
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Chimurenga Music1981
Shumba
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedChimurenga Music1981
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Moyo Wangu
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Chimurenga Music1989
Moyo Wangu
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedChimurenga Music1989
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Happy Christmas, Happy New Year
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Chimurenga Music Company2007
Happy Christmas, Happy New Year
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedChimurenga Music Company2007
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Murambadoro
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Chimurenga Music1989
Murambadoro
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedChimurenga Music1989
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Kuenda Mbire
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Anonymous Web Productions2000
Kuenda Mbire
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedAnonymous Web Productions2000
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Nyarai
Thomas Mapfumo, Blacks Unlimited
Chimurenga Music0
Nyarai
Thomas Mapfumo, Blacks UnlimitedChimurenga Music0
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