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Thomas Mapfumo Discography of CDs See all 12 items

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| | African Classics CD (2009)
$12.19 Known as "the Lion of Zimbabwe," Thomas Mapfumo is one of Africa's most iconic and courageous musicians. A vital force since the early 1970s, Mapfumo was the first popular musician in Zimbabwe to write his own material and to speak
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| Rise Up CD (2005)
$19.19 2006 release by the single most popular musician in Zimbabwe for over 25 years. Mapfumo draws on such an array of genres - African jazz, classic R&B, Shona spirit music, rock, reggae and a variety of local Zimbabwean styles -
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| Long Walk CD (2007) Digipak
$10.69 Zimbabwe's leading musical and political light, Thomas Mapfumo, clocks in with another powerful, uplifting album with 2007's THE LONG WALK. The tunes are longish in length, which suits drone-like, groove-centered jams like opener "Nyarara Mukadzi Wango" and township boogies like
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| Gwindingwi Rine Shumba CD (1980)
$13.49 Zimbabwe's Thomas Mapfumo has been making his own unique brand
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| Hokoyo! CD (1978)
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| Choice Chimurenga CD (2004) (Import) United Kingdom
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| Artist appears on Hallelujah Chicken Run Band Take One CD (2006)
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| Artist appears on Long Way Down CD (2007) Original Soundtrack
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| Artist appears on Central Park Summerstage: Live From The Heart Of The City CD (2005)
Thomas Mapfumo music CDs
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| Artist appears on Black Panther Fugitives Revolitionary Anaysis Of Sweet Sweet Back CD (2004)
Thomas Mapfumo CD discography
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Thomas Mapfumo albums Alternate spellings: CD discography of songs by band, discographie, dicography, discology, disography, discografie, discogrophy, diskography.
 Thomas Mapfumo Songs
Popular or famous Thomas Mapfumo music songs: Nyoka Musango, Mwana Wemurombo, Musha Wenyu, Dande, Marudzi Nemarudzi, Emma, Handina Mwana Anozochema. More music songs Kambiri Kaenda, Nyarara Mukadzi Wango, Temerina, Chimurenga, Disaster, Havasevenzi Vapfana, Kuende Mbire, Mamvemne, Manhungetunge. More music songs Marima Nzara, Myama Musango, Oamuromo Chete, Sweet Maria.
 Thomas Mapfumo Biography
Thomas Mapfumo discography Known in his native country as "The Lion of Zimbabwe," Artist turned a successful career covering Western pop songs into his own version of chimurenga, or protest music. Mapfumo introduced mbira into his music, echoed the rhythms with his guitar, and began singing in his native Shona; the result was a wildly popular embracing of cultural traditions which proved vital during Zimbabwe's struggle for political independence.
 Key Personnel
 Contemporaries
Salif Keita, Baaba Maal, Wadada Leo Smith, Obo Addy, Ephat Mujuru, The Bhundu Boys, Stella Chiweshe, The Green Arrows
 Followers
Youssou N'Dour, Oliver Mtukudzi, Femi Kuti, Baaba Maal, Toumani Diabaté, Issa Bagayogo, Cheikh Lô, Oumou Sangare
 Influences
The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Fela Kuti, Wilson Pickett, Mills Brothers, Hugh Masekela, Manu Dibango, Abdullah Ibrahim, Ephat Mujuru
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