I must admit that I was more than a little nervous to speak with Thomas Mapfumo as I entered his number into my iPhone last week. There aren’t many living musicians I admire and respect as much as I ...

It has been three years since Thomas Mapfumo -- one of Africa's most acclaimed singer-songwriters -- moved from his native Zimbabwe to Eugene, Ore. There, Mapfumo can avoid threats of arrest from the ...

Thomas Mapfumo isn’t Nelson Mandela. He didn’t rot in a prison for decades and achieve worldwide reverence as both martyr and father of his country. But Mapfumo is a hero and fierce patriot of his ...

So, when the so-called "Lion of Zimbabwe" released the album, "Corruption," in 1989, criticizing Robert Mugabe's authoritarian regime, his country's leaders turned against him. "A lot of people who ...

Exiled Zimbabwean, based for several years in Eugene, Oregon, delivers politically charged songs that lift spirits while railing against injustice. Save this story Save this story As far as nicknames ...

Musician and bandleader Thomas Mapfumo is 80 years old this month. The man, often dubbed the "Lion of Zimbabwe", is still hugely popular in his home country, despite having gone into exile and ...

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 ...

In our series of letters from Africa, journalist-turned-barrister Brian Hungwe reflects on the return from exile of Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo four months after Robert Mugabe's resignation as ...