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Thomas mapfumo, zimbabwean musician and composer who propelled zimbabwe toward independence in the 1970s through his cultivation of chimurengaa local genre of politically charged popular music. Thomas tafirenyika mukanya mapfumo shumba ye zimbabwe gandanga. Fm thomas mapfumo the chimurenga singles mp3 download. Main artists list charts genres last added lyrics artistgroup album song song lyrics advanced search. Thomas mapfumo and the blacks unlimited lyrics musixmatch.
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