Rise Up (Thomas Mapfumo album)
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2006 (physical release)
| Rise Up | ||||
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| Released | 2005 (digital download) 2006 (physical release) | |||
| Genre | Chimurenga | |||
| Label | Real World | |||
| Producer | Thomas Mapfumo | |||
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Rise Up is an album by the Zimbabwean musician Thomas Mapfumo, released in 2005.[1][2] He is credited with his band, the Blacks Unlimited.[3] The album was initially released as a digital download.[4] While Mapfumo was allowed to travel to Zimbabwe, his more recent music continued to be banned from the country's radio airwaves and was difficult to find in stores.[5] After the album's release, Mapfumo felt that it was no longer safe to visit Zimbabwe.[6] Mapfumo supported the album with a North American tour.[7]
Produced by Mapfumo, the album was recorded in Eugene, Oregon.[8][9] This lineup of the Blacks Unlimited was made up of 14 members, including a horn section.[10] Many of the songs were attacks on Robert Mugabe and his government.[11] Mapfumo sang most of the songs in Shona.[12]
