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About Hallelujah Chicken Run Band
Hometown
Mhangura, Zimbabwe
Formed
1974
Genre
Worldwide
An influential Zimbabwean group from the mid-'70s, Hallelujah Chicken Run Band were early innovators of the regional style that later came to be known as Chimurenga. Initially formed to entertain workers in a small mining town, they were notable for eschewing the rhumba and Afro-rock styles popular in the then-British-ruled capitol and infusing their music with political messages and traditional elements from the Indigenous Shona culture. A springboard for future star Thomas Mapfumo, the group became known for songs like "Ngoma Yarira" and "Murembo," and remained a vibrant and popular act for the remainder of the decade.
Members of Hallelujah Chicken Run Band include, or have included, Thomas Mapfumo.
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