# Thomas Mapfumo

> Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo is a Zimbabwean musician. He is nicknamed "The Lion of Zimbabwe" and "Mukanya" for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his music, including his sharp criticism of the government of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe. He both created and popularized Chimurenga music, and is known for his distinctive voice and slow-moving style.

*Zimbabwean musician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/thomas-mapfumo

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Singer / Musician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220))
- **Category:** Musicians
- **Born:** 1945
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 10.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 80.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 80.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/ThomasMapfumo (@ThomasMapfumo)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/203321126387080 (@203321126387080)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3289518/ (@nm3289518)
- **WEBSITE**: http://www.thomas-mapfumo.com/

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/454532)
- [Thomas Mapfumo](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo)
- [Thomas Mapfumo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo)
- [Thomas Mapfumo](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo)
- [Thomas Mapfumo](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo)
- [Thomas Mapfumo](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo)
- [Thomas Mapfumo](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo)
- [토마스 맵퓨모](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%86%A0%EB%A7%88%EC%8A%A4_%EB%A7%B5%ED%93%A8%EB%AA%A8)
- [Thomas Mapfumo](https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo)
- [Thomas Mapfumo](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo)
- [Thomas Mapfumo](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo)
- [托马斯·马普福莫](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%89%98%E9%A9%AC%E6%96%AF%C2%B7%E9%A9%AC%E6%99%AE%E7%A6%8F%E8%8E%AB)
- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c17caac7-7667-4c8c-b54e-0aac360b37b6)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2270225)

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