# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/thomas-mapfumo
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:34:23.058Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/thomas-mapfumo"
name: "Thomas Mapfumo"
slug: "thomas-mapfumo"
description: "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."
tagline: "Zimbabwean musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ThomasMapfumo2011.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1945"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           47.66
  momentum:             0
  historical:           10.78988933333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/ThomasMapfumo"
    handle:    "ThomasMapfumo"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/203321126387080"
    handle:    "203321126387080"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3289518/"
    handle:    "nm3289518"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.thomas-mapfumo.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/454532"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo"
    title: "Thomas Mapfumo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo"
    title: "Thomas Mapfumo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo"
    title: "Thomas Mapfumo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo"
    title: "Thomas Mapfumo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo"
    title: "Thomas Mapfumo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo"
    title: "Thomas Mapfumo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%86%A0%EB%A7%88%EC%8A%A4_%EB%A7%B5%ED%93%A8%EB%AA%A8"
    title: "토마스 맵퓨모"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo"
    title: "Thomas Mapfumo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo"
    title: "Thomas Mapfumo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Mapfumo"
    title: "Thomas Mapfumo"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "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"
    title: "托马斯·马普福莫"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c17caac7-7667-4c8c-b54e-0aac360b37b6"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2270225"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump