This chapter opens the America portion of the book. We meet Al Green, an American musician-entrepreneur who starts a record company (aNOnym reCOrds) principally aimed at releasing Mapfumo’s music. Green facilitates the process of bringing Mapfumo’s wife and kids to Eugene, Oregon. A young Zimbabwe, Cuthbert Chiromo, steps in on the Zimbabwean side, and a new team emerges to support Mapfumo’s tri-continental career. The chapter details a complex balancing act between touring in the United States and keeping the Zimbabwean market supplied with powerful new music. Thomas receives an honorary degree from the University of Zimbabwe, presented by Mugabe himself. Weeks later, he releases Chimurenga Explosion (1999), with two songs that bitterly critique Mugabe’s failures and are suppressed from radio play in Zimbabwe. Even with his family in exile and his safety in doubt, Mapfumo returns for hugely attended, year-end concerts in Zimbabwe.