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Thomas Mapfumo bids goodbye to UK fans

It was a night heavy with emotion as Chimurenga music legend Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo bid farewell to his fans in the United Kingdom with a sold-out performance at New Bingley Hall in Birmingham on Saturday.The historic show, attended by 3…

Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 08:05hrs | 1238 | by Staff reporter

Mukanya set for farewell show in the UK

The curtain is set to fall on a music journey as Zimbabwean icon Thomas Mapfumo, fondly known as "The Lion of Zimbabwe," prepares to retire from live performances. A farewell show slated for August 23rd in Birmingham, United Kingdom, will …

Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:38hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter

Mapfumo demands return of seized vehicles

Exiled music icon Thomas Mapfumo is demanding the return of five vehicles seized by police in 2000. From his base in the United States, Mapfumo has claimed that the allegations of buying stolen BMWs were baseless and that those who sold hi…

Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:24hrs | 2439 | by Staff reporter

Thomas Mapfumo tells Wicknell Chivayo to 'stop soiling my name'

Exiled legendary Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo has rubbished claims that he is considering returning to Zimbabwe after being offered a US$700,000 package that includes a house, car and cash by controversial businessman Wicknell Chivay…

Published: 20 May 2024 at 08:45hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa wants to kill him, claims Mapfumo

EXILED protest musician Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo says returning to Zimbabwe would endanger his life despite permanent secretary in the Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services ministry Nick Mangwana claiming that the government has …

Published: 18 Feb 2024 at 09:19hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Thomas Mapfumo retires in exile

OF all my records by Zimbabwean musicians, the one I treasure the most is Thomas Mapfumo's crackly 7-inch single with "Kuyaura" on side A and "Zvanyadza" on the flip side.Released in 1979, towards the denouement of the war for African free…

Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 20 | by Percy Zvomuya

Grammy Award for Mapfumo?

THOMAS Mapfumo, popularly known as Mukanya, might finally get a chance to win a Grammy Award following the addition of three new categories for the 2024 edition of these awards regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant accol…

Published: 18 Jun 2023 at 08:40hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Mapfumo sings 'Hona Satan arikutonga'

LEGENDARY Chimurenga Music singer Thomas Mapfumo has released a hard hitting single, Ndikutambire, a direct critique of the Zanu-PF regime as he prepares to drop his latest album which is similarly titled.With lines such as hona Satan…

Published: 11 Jan 2023 at 16:56hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Mukanya's open letter to Mnangagwa

DEAR President MnangagwaMy name is Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo the Chimurenga Music King. I am writing to you at this desperate hour to give you my free point of advice about the conditions in Zimbabwe. I am sure you can feel Zimbabwe going d…

Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 8 | by Doctor Thomas Mapfumo

Mukanya drafts 'retirement' plan

CHIMURENGA musician Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo says he is setting up an arts and culture centre in Domboshava on the outskirts of Harare as part of his departure from the mainstream music industry, which he has served for many decades.Last y…

Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 08:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Thomas Mapfumo breathes fire

Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo has come out guns blazing against his "enemies" whom he says are behind rumours surrounding his prolonged stay in Zimbabwe.Mapfumo,who came back home from his United States base in December for nationwide shows, op…

Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:51hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Thomas Mapfumo claims $1,2 million defamation damages

United STATES-based Zimbabwean Chimurenga music guru, Thomas 'Mukanya' Mapfumo has approached the High Court seeking over $1,2 million from a local journalist for allegedly defaming him following the publication of an article claiming he w…

Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mukanya mourns Oliver Mtukudzi

Thomas Mapfumo has been paying tribute to "great musician" Oliver Mtukudzi, who died on Wednesday.Mapfumo was briefly in the same band as Mtukudzi, the Wagon Wheels, in the 1970s and gifted him one of his biggest hits: Rova Ngoma Mutavara.…

Published: 24 Jan 2019 at 11:17hrs | 2 | by ZimLive

Mukanya wades into Dembare chaos

LEGENDARY Chimurenga music exponent Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo, concluded his "Peace Tour" with a show in Chitungwiza last Friday but there seems to be no peace to talk about at his beloved club Dynamos where spears have been sharpened for y…

Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 09:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mukanya will retire when he dies

IN a tiny changing room at the back of the Large City Hall stage in Bulawayo, timeless Chimurenga music icon, Thomas Mapfumo,was a calm and collected fellow before stunning all and sundry with a non-stop four-hour show last Saturday.He was…

Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:32hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Why Tuku may be more loved than Mapfumo

After receiving a rousing reception at the Robert Mugabe International Airport earlier on Thursday, Thomas Mapfumo sat sedately on one of the chairs at the Star FM's studios, ready to give what would be his first interview back in Zimbabwe…

Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter

This is just how low Thomas Mapfumo has sunk

In the 1990s, a story was told of how Chumurenga music guru Thomas Mapfumo , refused to be compared with other, less eminent musicians.He described them in derogatory, obscene terms.According to this story, the superstar blurted expletives…

Published: 22 Apr 2017 at 10:46hrs | 1 | by Staff writer

Thomas Mapfumo blamed for the 'death' of chimurenga music

Chimurenga artiste Jairos Chabvonga has blamed self-exiled musician Thomas Mapfumo for the "death" of chimurenga music in the country.Chabvonga, one of the few visible traditional  music artistes in the country, told the Daily News th…

Published: 22 Jun 2016 at 23:00hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

Mtukudzi being used by Mugabe, claims Mapfumo

Exiled Chimurenga music legend Thomas Mapfumo has said his colleague Oliver Mtukudzi is allowing himself to be used by the oppressive regime of President Robert Mugabe and his ruling Zanu-PF party.On Wednesday the much-loved Mtukudzi perfo…

Published: 28 May 2016 at 18:41hrs | 2 | by Lance Guma

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