Person
- Born
- 1945-01-01
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Thomas Mapfumo (born 1945 in Marondera, Zimbabwe) is a Zimbabwean musician known as "The Lion of Zimbabwe" for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his music. Pre-Independence, his songs openly called for the violent overthrow of the government, with lyrics like "Mothers, send your sons to war." Since the white government didn't understand Shona, however, at first they didn't realize how radical the songs were. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Thomas+Mapfum
Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 1945
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Zimbabwe
- Place of birth
- Marondera
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter
- Genre
- chimurenga music
- Record label
- Real World Records
- Official website
- www.thomas-mapfumo.com
- Image
- ThomasMapfumo2011.jpg