[APWW PGM #55] [Originally aired in 1992]

In 1991, Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited made their second tour of the United States. It was a fascinating transitional moment in the band’s history. Mapfumo had recently added two musicians playing the metal-pronged, Shona mbira, enriching the band’s lineup of guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, brass and percussion. The band had now evolved into a kind of folk orchestra in which everyone sang, allowing for beautifully layered vocal arrangements. This recording, made by Afropop Worldwide at S.O.B.'s in New York City during that historic tour, is a true gem in the Afropop archive. It captures one of Africa’s most innovative and unusual artists and bandleaders at the height of his powers. One listen to this sublime recording and you will understand why producer Banning Eyre devoted some 15 years to writing the new book Lion Songs: Thomas Mapfumo and the Music That Made Zimbabwe.

Thomas Mapfumo Live At SOBs

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This track R.A.P. was produced by PredatorPr!me for his EP, Canvas. R.A.P. is an acronym for Rose for A Penny. In this song I explain how the art form of hiphop is for sale to the highest bidder and how I see every new song as a rose created in the garden of the mind. I do music because I love it, not because I can make money from it, and thats where HipHop on a whole has gone astray. Much Love to Predator Pr!me for this feature on his release. Hope you enjoy-- 

R.A.P. (Rose for A Penny)

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