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#ThisFlag Pastor Evan Mawarire meets Mukanya in USA
24 Aug 2016 at 06:51hrs | Views
#ThisFlag frontman Pastor Evan Mawarire who is in the USA has shared a photo of himself with the legendary Chimuranga musician Thomas Tafirenyika "Mukanya" Mapfumo.
Mapfumo fled the Mugabe regime a while ago and sought refuge in the States.
The photograph (above) was captioned: "Met Mukanya Thomas Mapfumo. Says our generation should be writing new songs for a new struggle #ThisFlag."
Brief Timeline of Achievements by Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited
1980: Sang with Bob Marley & the Wailers to celebrate the Independence of Zimbabwe (Africa).
1984: Shared the stage with Elton John in England
1999: University of Zimbabwe, Honorary Master's degree in recognition of his advocacy for freedom.
2000: National Arts Award for Zimbabwe's Person of the Century.
2000: Sponsored by the Rockefeller Foundation on global tour (USA, Australia, Asia and Europe)
2001: Ohio University at Athens, Honorary Doctorate degree in music to recognize his activism.
2001: AFIM's Best World Contemporary CD Award in March 2001 ("Chimurenga Explosion").
2004: Award for first world music artist to go digital with a download-only release , "Rise Up", later released in CD form by Peter Gabriel's Real World label."
2006: Featured in an interview with Phil Meadley of the Guardian in London, England.
2008: Interviewed with George Negus of the SBS Dateline in Australia.
2009: Interviewed with Jon Kertzer of the National Public Radio.
2012: Performed in the famous Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, New York.
2012: Featured in NPR's Musicians Who Paid the Price Before Pussy Riot.
2015: Keynote address speaker at Metro State University of Denver-Black World Month.
Mapfumo fled the Mugabe regime a while ago and sought refuge in the States.
The photograph (above) was captioned: "Met Mukanya Thomas Mapfumo. Says our generation should be writing new songs for a new struggle #ThisFlag."
Brief Timeline of Achievements by Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited
1980: Sang with Bob Marley & the Wailers to celebrate the Independence of Zimbabwe (Africa).
1984: Shared the stage with Elton John in England
1999: University of Zimbabwe, Honorary Master's degree in recognition of his advocacy for freedom.
2000: National Arts Award for Zimbabwe's Person of the Century.
2001: Ohio University at Athens, Honorary Doctorate degree in music to recognize his activism.
2001: AFIM's Best World Contemporary CD Award in March 2001 ("Chimurenga Explosion").
2004: Award for first world music artist to go digital with a download-only release , "Rise Up", later released in CD form by Peter Gabriel's Real World label."
2006: Featured in an interview with Phil Meadley of the Guardian in London, England.
2008: Interviewed with George Negus of the SBS Dateline in Australia.
2009: Interviewed with Jon Kertzer of the National Public Radio.
2012: Performed in the famous Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, New York.
2012: Featured in NPR's Musicians Who Paid the Price Before Pussy Riot.
2015: Keynote address speaker at Metro State University of Denver-Black World Month.
Source - Byo24News / thomas-mapfumo.com
