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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.