Global Notes: The Music of Thomas Mapfumo

Global Notes: The Music of Thomas Mapfumo
The “Lion of Zimbabwae” Thomas Mapfumo
Global Notes: The Music of Thomas Mapfumo
The “Lion of Zimbabwae” Thomas Mapfumo

Global Notes: The Music of Thomas Mapfumo

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Beginning tomorrow, the “Lion of Zimbabwe” begins a three night stand at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Thomas Mapfumo is a self exiled musician and this will be his first appearance at the MCA, collaborating with dancer Nora Chipaumerie. In this week’s Global Notes, Radio M host Tony Sarabia and I thought we’d shed a spotlight on Mapfumo’s music.