Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited

Thomas Mapfumo Was Born In 1945 In Marondera Zimbabwe. He Sang With Various Bands Including The Zutu Brothers Hallelujah Chicken Run Band And The Acid Band Before Forming The Blacks Unlimited When He And Jonah Sithole Merged Their Bands In 1977. The Band Developed A Style Called Chimurenga Music Meaning " Revolutionary Struggle" - A Highly Politicised Electrification Of Traditional Shona Mbira Music With Lyrics Railing Against The Colonial Government In Rhodesia And Later Against Mugabe. Mapfumo Now Lives In Exile In The United States. read less