Thomas Mapfumo is a Zimbabwean humanitarian activist and singer.
Hischimurengamusic genre massively contributed toZimbabweattaining independence.
Mapfumo boldly addressed ex-president Robert Mugabe’sdictatorshipand other wrongdoings when many public figures were fearful and silent.
Mapfumo is a skilled guitarist. Photo: @famous_magzimSource: Instagram
His country people call himMukanya,Gandanga, andThe Lion of Zimbabwe.
Millions of his fans worldwide would love to know more about him.
So, who is Thomas Mapfumo, and what role did he play in the revolution?
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The artist was born in Marondera, Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), andraised by hismaternal grandparents.
The family relocated from Mondera to Salisbury (now Harare) when he was a child.
How old is Mapfumo?
Tafirenyika has a microphone in his hand. Photo: @allblackeverything101Source: Instagram
Thomas' parents did not live together because Janet married another man named John Kashesha Mapfumo.
Munhumumwe is his mother’s surname, which she also adopted from her step-father.
Thomas kept in touch with his birthfather and visited him until he passed away in 1973.
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The musician adores his step-father and also named his only son Tapfumaneyi to honour his birth father.
Thomas Mapfumo family
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They, however, died after many years of separation.
Mapfumo performing on stage. Photo: @famous_magzimSource: Instagram
Thomas stays in touch with Charity’s children and grandchildren.
Hismarriage toElizabeth also failed.
The duo has two daughters named Janet and Charmaine.
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Thomas left Salisbury and settled in Mbare, where he married Verna.
Their children are Tapfumaneyi, Chiedza and Matinyaya.
Where does Thomas Mapfumo live?
Thomas looking great in a leather jacket, a T-shirt, a pair of jeans and complementary outfits. Photo: @zimcelebsSource: Instagram
He lives in the US because marital issues made him lose his four houses in Harare.
The star later built a home in Domboshava.
ThomasMapfumo net worthranges from one to seven million US dollars.
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These bands focused on making cover songs from Elvis Presley and Otis Redding’s tracks.
He stopped making foreign music and chose to showcase traditional Zimbabwean music to the world.
Thomas got inspiration from his grandfather, who wasa musician.
Tafirenyika entertaining his fans. Photo: @princemillerentertainmentSource: Instagram
Moreover, his family was deeply rooted in Shonanative music.
The drum beats sounded similar to the sound that emerges from a multitude of people stamping their feet.
He formed the Acid Band in 1976 and released their first album titledHokoyo (Watch Out!
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He came out of jail motivated to write morechimurengatracks.
Zimbabweans acknowledged Thomas Mapfumochimurengasongs as the fight forfreedom songs.
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Tafirenyika established the Blacks Unlimited in 1978, which kept performing even after Zimbabwe started governing itself in 1980.
The Blacks Unlimited was stable until the 21st century even though its members changed from time to time.
He fled to Eugene, Oregon, USA, in 2000 when the government threatened his life.
The government banned Tafirenyika’s 2015 single titledRise Upfrom playing in local radio stations.
He releasedExile(2010) andDanger Zone(2015) before Mugabe left office in 2017.
He returned to Zimbabwe in 2018 to perform in the Homecoming Bira show at Glamis Arena in Harare.
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The artist released more than 39 albums during his entire career.
Thomas Mapfumo is Africa’s “Elvis Presley”.
Zimbabweans will forever hold his songs dear to their hearts.
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She graduated from the University of Nairobi with a degree in Mass Communication in December 2014.
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