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 ...

The National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ) has welcomed Chimurenga music legend Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo's decision to ...

In April of 1980, when Bob Marley arrived to headline the independence celebrations that would see Rhodesia become Zimbabwe, his song “Zimbabwe,” the centerpiece of the “Survival” album, was the most ...

“Chimurenga” — the Zimbabwean word for revolutionary struggle popularised by musician Thomas Mapfumo — comes from the name of a mythical late 19th-century priest, Murenga (or Mulenga). The priest told ...

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 ...

CHIMURENGA music legend Thomas Mapfumo has confirmed he will return to Zimbabwe from his United States base to perform at controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo's birthday celebration and musician ...

News that Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo has accepted a reported US$1 million deal from businessman Wicknell Chivayo for two exclusive performances has sparked intense public debate over the intersection of ...

Musician Thomas Mapfumo may well be the prophet in the aphorism: “Only in his hometown is a prophet without honour.” Mapfumo is feted in the West, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Ohio ...

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 ...

Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo has defended his decision to accept Wicknell Chivayo's gift, insisting he remains a human rights ...

The national debate over Thomas Mapfumo's decision to accept Wicknell Chivayo's reported US$1 million performance package has ...