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Thomas Mapfumo spurns Chivhayo offer

  Thomas mapfumo is a cross-generational hero of Zimbabwe, make no mistake about it. Mapfumo cannot be bribed by young and childish Wicknell Chivhayo with an offer of a Car and a House, just so that Mukanya renounces his long-held criticism of corruption, economic mismanagement, and extravagance of current and past government officials. If you honestly thought the living legend Thomas Mapfumo who was arrested by Ian Smith's regime and imprisoned for six months without trial at Chikurubi Maximum Prison for singing "Hokoyo", "Nyoka Musango’’, "Pamuromo Chete’’, ‘‘Chiruzevha Chapera’’, "Nhamo Yamakandiwa’’, ‘‘Zevezeve’’, and ‘‘Kuyaura Kwevasina Musha’’ where he sang; "VaChitepo varipi vatitungamirire? Chembere dzekuno dziripi dzitipe makona, kutipa makona tiwane kuuraya mhandu . . . N’anga dzekuno driripi dzitipe makona tiwane kuraya mhanu yanesta . . . Kuyaura kwevasina musha iwe . . .” They banned his music on Rhodesian radio.  The same Tafirenyika wh...