Chimurenga music

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Chimurenga
Stylistic origins	Mbira Electric blues
Cultural origins	1970s Shona people
Typical instruments	Vocals - electric guitar - bass guitar - drums

Chimurenga music is a Zimbabwean popular music genre coined and popularized by Thomas Mapfumo. Chimurenga is a Shona language word for liberation. The word's modern interpretation has been extended to describe a struggle for human rights, political dignity and social justice. Mapfumo developed a style of music based on traditional Shona mbira music, but played with modern electric instrumentation, with lyrics characterized by social and political commentary.^[1]

References

↑ What is Chimurenga?

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External links

On the Chimurenga (German)

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