Self-Exiled Zimbabwean Musician Wonders If It's Safe to Go Home
Thomas Mapfumo, popularly known as Mukanya, went into exile in the U.S. after he released the album, Corruption, in 1989, criticizing Robert Mugabe's authoritarian regime. His music was banned by the country's state-owned media. He hasn't been back to his homeland since 2005. But now that Mugabe has been ousted, Mapfumo says he'd like to return.
Thomas Mapfumo
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