Description
This album is the audio companion to the book Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe (Duke University Press) by Banning Eyre. These songs, recorded between 1973 and 2010, tell the story in unforgettable performances by the man and his extraordinary musicians, including rare and unreleased tracks. Mapfumo himself provides context in excerpts from interviews with Eyre over a span of 30 years.
01 – Mapfumo Speaks – Hallelujah
02 – Ngoma Yarira – The Drums Are Sounding
03 – Pamuromo Chete – Its Only Talk
04 – Mapfumo Speaks – Mr. Smith
05 – Pfumvu Pa Ruzevha – Hardship In The Reserves
06 – Butsu Mutandrika – Oversized Boots
07 – Mapfumo Speaks – No Consciousness
08 – Shumba – The Lion
09 – Chauya Chirizevha – Rual Life Is Back
10 – Mapfumo Speaks – Revolutionary Songs
11 – Nyoka Musango – Snake In The Forest
12 – Magariro – Tradition
13 – Mapfumo Speaks – Little Gods
14 – Corruption
15 – Mapfumo Speaks – Dying For Politics
16 – Jojo
17 – Bukatiende – Wake Up Lets Go
18 – Mapfumo Speaks – Light At The End Of The Tunnel
19 – Ndiyani Waparadza Musha – Who Has Destroyed My Home
20 – Mapfumo Speaks – Stolen Land
21 – Marima Nzara – You Have Harvested Hunger
22 – Mapfumo Speaks – A Good President
23 – Ndangariro – Remembering