One of the undisputed musical giants of Zimbabwe is Thomas Mapfumo.
Mapfumo came to musical prominence as part of Hallelujah Chicken Run Band which formed in the darkest days of Rhodesian colonialism when the Mangura Copper Mine hired musicians including Mapfumo, some of whom worked as chicken-tenders, to entertain its weary miners. Watch Mapfumo perform “Moyo Wangu.” Listen to the Chicken Run Band’s “Ndiyani Angandiudze” on YouTube.
