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Thomas Mapfumo

Destination Africa! Part II: Benin, Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal, Zimbabwe

by Ludovico Granvassu
May 2, 2018

As we continue our exploration of jazz by African musicians and by foreign musicians fascinated with the African continent and its music, this week we focus on Benin, Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal & Zimbabwe. Happy Listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" from Mondo Jazz ...

Lion Songs

By Thomas Mapfumo

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2015
Track listing: Ngoma Yarira (The Drums Are Sounding); Pamuromo Chete (It’s Only Talk); Pfumvu Pa ruzevha (Hardship In The Reserves); Butsu Mutandrika (Oversized boots); Shumba (The Lion); Chauya Chirizevha (Rural Life Is Back); Nyoka Musango (Snake In The Forest); Corruption; Jojo; Bukatiende (Wake Up Let’s Go); Ndiyani Waparadza Musha (Who Has Destroyed My Home?); Marina Nzara (You Have Harvested Hunger); Ndangariro (Remembering).

Thomas Mapfumo: Lion Songs

by James Nadal
May 12, 2015

The constant political and social unrest in Zimbabwe stemming from its oppressed period of colonization when it was wrongly known as Rhodesia, spawned chimurenga music--the music of struggle and resistance. The artist who personified this musical activism is Thomas Mapfumo, the Lion of Zimbabwe. His unwavering dedication to this movement since the 1970's is the subject ...

Bang on a Can Celebrates 25 Years with Triple Bill Concert at Lincoln Center

April 12, 2012

Bang on a Can takes over Alice Tully Hall presented by Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series in a triple-bill birthday bash on Saturday, April 28 at 7pm featuring the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Asphalt Orchestra, and MIT’s Gamelan Galak Tika. Bang on a Can is celebrating 25 years during 2012, having grown from a one-day ...

Hokoyo! / Gwindingwi Rine Shumba

By Thomas Mapfumo

Label: Water
Released: 2009
Track listing: Hokoyo! 01. Hokoyo; 02. Dindingwe; 03. Hwa-Hwa; 04. Matiregerera Mambo; 05. Dendera; 06. Mhandu; 07. Musango; 08. Murando; 09. Jaju-Mu Jakacha; 10. Zvandiviringa; 11. Chengeta Va Bereki. Gwindingwi Rine Shumba 01. Shumba; 02 Hwahwa; 03. Mhondoro; 04. Tinodanana; 05. Nzwananai; 06. Rita; 07. Chitima Cherusununguko; 08. Zimbabwe Yevatema.

Thomas Mapfumo: Hokoyo! / Gwindingwi Rine Shumba

by AAJ Italy Staff
June 29, 2009

Tra i musicisti africani più rappresentativi e conosciuti anche nel resto del mondo - da una decina d'anni vive stabilmente negli Stati Uniti, essendo la situazione nello Zimbabwe troppo pericolosa per la sua incolumità - Thomas Mapfumo ha avuto il grande merito di sapere incrociare i ritmi tradizionali della musica popolare shona con forme e strumentazioni ...

Zimbabwe: Thomas Mapfumo

by AAJ Staff
April 19, 2005

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 his music with the enthusiasm it deserves, the government--or more accurately, regime--of Zimbabwe really does not. So much so that Mapfumo eventually decided to leave and ...