In all the focus the Western world has placed on the individual, it has lost sight of the family—both immediate and extended versions, encompassing the members of a shared culture. In part that's due ...

Zimbabwe's Chimurenga music pioneer and cultural icon, Dr Thomas Tafirenyika Muchadura Mukanya Mapfumo, has announced he will return home in April 2026 for a ...

The term chimurenga comes from the name of a legendary Shona ancestor, Murenga Sororenzou. Believed to be huge man with a head (soro) the size of an elephant's (renzou), Murenga was well known for his ...

Exiled Zimbabwe Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo is a guest on Nehanda TV in the UK and speaks to journalist Lance Guma ...

Zimbabwe’s exiled chimurenga music guru Thomas Mapfumo claims that the ruling Zanu PF government has turned him into an despite producing and singing inspirational songs during the liberation struggle ...

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 ...