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Review:
In the summer of 2000, Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited returned to the United States for another tour. Mapfumo was worried enough about the future that he had made plans to move his family to the United States for the forseeable future. When the tour ended he joined them in his new home in Eugene, Oregon. This album was recorded in Eugene. As with all Thomas Mapfumo albums, 'Manhungetunge' is packed with with hard-hitting social and political commentary. 'Big in America' and 'Mangoma' take different approaches to delivering a familiar Mapfumo message, that young Zimbabweans mustn't lose their own culture in the enthusiasm for foreign things. The selection here includes two remakes of older songs, the playful traditional song, 'Chemutengure,' and Mapfumo's first chimurenga single, the defiant 'Pammuromo Chete,' which sadly remains just as relevant as when he first recorded it in 1978.
— CalabashMusic.com
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