Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited Concert History

Thomas Mapfumo was born in 1945 in Marondera, Zimbabwe. He sang with various bands including The Zutu Brothers, Hallelujah Chicken Run Band and the Acid Band before forming The Blacks Unlimited when he and Jonah Sithole merged their bands in 1977.

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 20, 2012
Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall New York, New York, United States
Jul 24, 2005
Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited / Umoja

Music Haven Concert Series

Central Park Schenectady, New York, United States
Sep 03, 2004 –
Sep 06, 2004
Bumbershoot 2004
The Killers / Black Eyed Peas / The Black Keys / Nickelback / Death Cab for Cutie / Nas / Pixies / Evanescence / Rise Against / Kaskade / Plan B / Seal / Puddle of Mudd / De La Soul / Public Enemy / Five For Fighting / John Butler Trio / nancy sinatra / The Presidents of The United States of America / Toots & The Maytals / Built to Spill / Against Me! / Josh Ritter / Drive-By Truckers / Brother Ali / Liz Phair / Bebel Gilberto / Ben Kweller / The Walkmen / Harvey Danger / Girls / Unwritten Law / Galactic / Nick Lowe / Burning Spear / Face To Face / Kaki King / Sam Roberts / Pedro The Lion / The Bad Plus / Plastilina Mosh / Photek / Mindy Smith / Demetri Martin / Control Machete / Robyn Hitchcock / Van Hunt / Crooked Fingers / Vienna Teng / Lou Barlow / Marc Maron / American Music Club / Vaux / Richmond Fontaine / These Arms Are Snakes / Ursula Rucker / Zach Galifianakis / Bobby Rush / Br5-49 / Halou / Roomful of Blues / Justin Roberts / Sun City Girls / The Briefs / Donald Glaude / Himsa / Grayskul / Fitness / DJ Cheb I Sabbah / Kultur Shock / Makana / Master / Catch / Throw Rag / Schoolyard Heroes / Hard 'n Phirm / The Lashes / Marley Brothers / The Sklar Brothers / Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited / クーマ / Greg Behrendt / Buddy Wakefield / The Clumsy Lovers / the divorce / Critters Buggin / David Jacobs-Strain / Will Bernard / Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown / Monster Squad / Taarka / Fred Armisen / Raiatea Helm / Ursa Major / Downpilot / Harkonen / sean Nelson / United State of Electronica / 3 Leg Torso / Kane Hodder / Kiki & Herb / Koko Taylor / Vitamin D / Left Hand Smoke / Jacob London / Will Power / Open Road / Mon Frere / Hint Hint / Aveo / On the Speakers / The Turn-Ons / Willie Smith / Jessi Klein / Scott McCaughey / Kid Hops / Cambalache / Sekoya / Mem Shannon And The Membership / Randy Oxford Band / Sonando / The Kitchen Syncopators / Artis The Spoonman / AC Lewis / Memphis Radio Kings / Henry Cooper / Tim Young / Popular Shapes / Arisawkadoria / Dr . Lonnie Smith Trio / Cobra High / Carolyn Cruso / Going South / Byrdie / Will Bernard And Motherbug / Dj Suspense / Colin Spring / Mary Lynn Rajskub / John Olson / Flave / An American Starlet / Terry 'Big T' Williams / Dub Championz / Darek Mazzone / Bill Bissett / Chris Dodge / File Gumbo / The James DeJoie Quartet / Quasi Nada / J.d. Hobson / Loose Gravel And The Quarry Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Jul 31, 1999
Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited

WOMAD 1999

Marymoor Park Redmond, Washington, United States
Jul 31, 1998
Womad 1998
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Baaba Maal / Spearhead / Abdullah Ibrahim / Zakir Hussain / King Sunny Adé / Wilco / Ashley Macisaac / Klezmatics / Waldemar Bastos / Billy Bragg / Yungchen Lhamo / Lo'jo / Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited / Ayub Ogada / Joan Osborne / Kepa Junkera / Sky Cries Mary / Terem Quartet / Pieter Bourke / Hukwe Zawose / Ulali / Justin Vali / Esquina / The Tragically Hip / Muzsikas with Marta Sebestyen / Cesar Stroscio / Ravi Shankar feat. Anoushka Shankar / Lisa Gerrard Show all bands
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Unknown venue Seattle, Washington, United States
Sep 17, 1992
Fela Anikulapo Kuti & Egypt 80 / Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University Washington, D.C., United States
Sep 05, 1992 –
Sep 07, 1992
Bumbershoot 1992
Spin Doctors / george Benson / They Might Be Giants / Queen Latifah / Joan Armatrading / Tower Of Power / The Robert Cray Band / Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Third World / BeBe & CeCe Winans / John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers / Nanci Griffith / LaVern Baker / Arturo Sandoval / Joe Ely / The Subdudes / ricky van shelton / the iguanas / John Hammond / Carlene Carter / mark o'connor / Strunz & Farah / The Holmes Brothers / Archie Roach / John Lee Hooker / Bobcat Goldthwait / Tracy Nelson / Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited / austin lounge lizards / The Ukrainians / C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band / Crazy 8s / Edward II / Eddie Palmieri & His Orchestra / Seattle Men's Chorus / Zakir Hussain And The Rhythm Experience / Curtis Salgado and the Stilettos / Sonny Landreth & the Goners / Rebecca Wells / Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Kevin Welch / Urban Bush Women Show all bands
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Seattle Center Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 27, 1991 –
Jun 29, 1991
Roskilde Festival 1991
Iron Maiden / Paul Simon / Billy Idol / Iggy Pop / Simple Minds / Allman Brothers Band / Gang Starr / Primus / The Charlatans / Danzig / Ocean Colour Scene / The Sisters of Mercy / Stereo MCs / The Orb / The Rembrandts / Kreator / Marianne Faithfull / Lush / Winger / Yasmin / Jesus Jones / The Wedding Present / 808 state / The Almighty / Debbie Harry / Gianna Nannini / Herbert Grönemeyer / Buffalo Tom / Roachford / The Soup Dragons / Ned's Atomic Dustbin / Willy DeVille / Sort Sol / Poi Dog Pondering / El Vez / CV Jørgensen / Nits / Bass-O-Matic / Talla 2XLC / Love Shop / Poul Krebs / Savage Rose / Artillery / Big Fat Snake / Michael Falch / Femi Kuti and the Positive Force / Northside / Equinox / Di Leva / Wilmer X / The Sandmen / The September When / Peter Belli / Malurt / Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited / Les VRP / Henning Staerk / Albert Collins And The Icebreakers / Chris Bailey / Kaare Norge / Redlands / Little Triggers / Burnin' Red Ivanhoe / Fielfraz / The Dubrovniks / Sjako! / Tom Ball And Kenny Sultan / Elvis Costello & the Rude 5 / Zikaza / Niagara / Poverty Stinks / Boghandle / Union Carbide Productions / Dee-lite & Bootsy Collins / Babylon Fighters / Persons Pack / Ballets Africaine Guinea / Mzwakhe Mbuli & the Equals / Skanbeat / Les Ttes Brules Show all bands
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The Cattle Show Grounds Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark

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Bumbershoot 2004 on Sep 3, 2004 [211-small]

Bumbershoot 2004
Sep 3 - 6, 2004
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited on Jul 31, 1999 [308-small]

Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited
Jul 31, 1999
 Redmond, Washington, United States
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited had?

Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited has had 8 concerts.

What genre is Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited?

Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited is most often considered to be World, World Music, Africa, Zim Urban Groove, and Mbira.

When was the last Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited concert?

The last Thomas Mapfumo And The Blacks Unlimited concert was on October 20, 2012 at Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall in New York, New York, United States.

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