Legendary Chimurenga musician Thomas Mapfumo is set to perform his last ever show in the United Kingdom on August 23 at the New Bingley Hall in Birmingham. Promoters Joab Mugugu of Phab Entertainment ...

Mapfumo performed a homecoming show in the country last month, after spending over a decade-and-a-half in self-imposed exile. Thomas Mapfumo, 'Lion Of Zimbabwe,' Returns From Exile With Triumphant ...

More than any other artist except perhaps Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, Thomas Mapfumo has become Zimbabwe's musical ambassador to the world. That's ironic, because while the people of his country celebrate ...

The Lion of Zimbabwe didn't need to roar to be heard. Nor did Thomas Mapfumo even have to sing in English to be understood. Lionized for his musical bravery in the late '70s during his country's ...

Though he hails from Zimbabwe rather than Jamaica, Thomas Mapfumo is often compared in the West to Bob Marley. They shared a bill in 1980, but Mapfumo’s stature is so tremendous in his home country ...

EXILED Chimurenga musician Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo says he will not be able to travel to Zimbabwe for the burial of his late brother Lancelot as he fears for his life. Lancelot, a percussionist, was ...

As Bob Marley is to Jamaicans or Fela Kuti is to Nigerians, Thomas Mapfumo is to Zimbabweans. The bandleader is a superstar in his home country, both for his masterful blending of traditional sounds ...

With an election scheduled to be held in less than a month, Zimbabwe is again experiencing turmoil, as the government led by President Mugabe is inciting violence and refusing to recognize ...

In Harare, Zimbabwe, on Saturday, April 28, it happened. "I thought maybe I wasn't going to be able to come back here while I was still alive," mused Mapfumo the day before the big show. "But by the ...

Thomas Mapfumo is a cultural and political hero in his native Zimbabwe. He created his chimurenga music during the struggle for liberation from the white minority government in the 1970s; in fact, the ...