CULTURETECHLENSThomas Mapfumo
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Thomas Mapfumo, born in 1945 in Marondera, Zimbabwe, is a musician and political activist known as the 'Lion of Zimbabwe'; he created Chimurenga music - traditional Shona mbira music played with modern electric instrumentation, with revolutionary lyrics tied to the liberation struggle; he was imprisoned in 1979 and later forced into exile in the United States (per Northrop, University of Minnesota).
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Thomas Mapfumo, born in 1945 in Marondera, Zimbabwe, is a musician and political activist known as the 'Lion of Zimbabwe'; he created Chimurenga music - traditional Shona mbira music played with modern electric instrumentation, with revolutionary lyrics tied to the liberation struggle; he was imprisoned in 1979 and later forced into exile in the United States (per Northrop, University of Minnesota).
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- Also known as: The Lion of Zimbabwe
- Role(s): musician, activist
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- https://www.northrop.umn.edu/learn-engage/blog/lion-zimbabwe (verification source · master store)
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Thomas Mapfumo, born in 1945 in Marondera, Zimbabwe, is a musician and political activist known as the 'Lion of Zimbabwe'; he created Chimurenga music - traditional Shona mbira music played with modern electric instrumentation, with revolutionary lyrics tied to the liberation struggle; he was imprisoned in 1979 and later forced into exile in the United States (per Northrop, University of Minnesota).
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