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Thomas Mapfumo

Thomas Mapfumo has been played on NTS over 10 times, featured on 18 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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Nyoka Musango
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Afro Soul1983
Nyoka Musango
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedAfro Soul1983
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Pamuromo Chete
Thomas Mapfumo, The Acid Band
Afro Soul1978
Pamuromo Chete
Thomas Mapfumo, The Acid BandAfro Soul1978
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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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Ndaparara
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Anonymous Web Productions2002
Ndaparara
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedAnonymous Web Productions2002
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Usatambe Nenyoka
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited
Chimurenga Music, Gramma Records1983
Usatambe Nenyoka
Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks UnlimitedChimurenga Music, Gramma Records1983
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Pfumvu Pa Ruzevha
Thomas Mapfumo, Acid Band
Chimurenga Music0
Pfumvu Pa Ruzevha
Thomas Mapfumo, Acid BandChimurenga Music0
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Kuyaura
Thomas Mapfumo
DBK Works0
Kuyaura
Thomas MapfumoDBK Works0
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Shumba
Thomas Mapfumo
Stern's Music, Earthworks2002
Shumba
Thomas MapfumoStern's Music, Earthworks2002
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