Zango – WITCH (2023)
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We Intend to Cause Havoc! (aka WITCH), the famous 70’s ZamRock band is back with a new album, “Zango”!
After a long hiatus, the spirit of the band was reborn in 2012, with lead vocalist Emanuel “Jagari” Chanda.
In this new 2023 mini-documentary, Making of Zango, which follows the band’s 2019 feature length documentary We […]
Sampa The Great - Can't Hold Us
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"Nu Zamrock, the Zam rock of hip-hop."
Welcome to Zamrock!
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“Welcome To Zamrock!” presented in two volumes, was an overview of its most beloved ensembles, and a trace of its arc from its ascension, to its fall, to its resurgence.
Zamrock was molded in 1970s Zambia out of a dual influence of Jimi Hendrix’s acid guitar and James Brown‘s funk. […]
#70smusic #AfroFunk #Compilation #FullAlbum #Rock #Zambia #Zamrock
Ngozi Family – Hold On
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The song “Hold on” is part of “45,000 Volts”, originally released in 1977 by the Ngozi Family. It was a sharp cut, defining slice of Zamrock.
“Ngozi Family was one of the most prolific bands in Zambia at that time and rocketed to stardom in a period that is hailed as the golden age of […]
Can’t You Hear Me? (70’s African Nuggets & Garage Rock From Nigeria, Zambia And Zimbabwe) is a compilation released in 2016 as a 2 LP vinyl.
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#70smusic #Compilation #Nigeria #Psychedelic #Zambia #Zimbabwe #OldAfricanMusic
The story of Zamrock
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Discover the story of Zamrock, a music genre born in 1970s Zambia out of influences from James Brown’s funk and Jimi Hendrix’s acid guitar.
Seminal Zamrock groups such as Witch, Amanaz, 5 Revolutions, Ricky Banda, Ngozi Family, Oscillations, Fireballs, and Crossbones.
#70smusic #Documentary #Rock #Zambia #Zamrock #OldAfricanMusic
Ngozi Family – Happy New Year!
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Ngozi Family is one of the famous Zamrock bands in 70s Zambia.
Paul Ngozi (1949–1989), born Paul Dobson Nyirongo, was a Zambian musician who was prominent in the Zambian music scene in the 1970s and 1980s. He first became popular as the band leader of a top local rock group which was one of the […]
#70smusic #FullAlbum #Rock #Soundcloud #Zambia #Zamrock #HNY
Sampa The Great – OMG (The Return)
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Taken from the album “The Return,” released in 2019.
Sampa The Great creates a sense of home on her debut album – “The Return”. A characterful record, its reference points range from classic hip-hop to ancient Southern African sounds. Built on four years of personal and musical soul-searching, it’s an assured statement, the product of […]
Chrissy Zebby Tembo – My Ancestors
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My Ancestors by Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family. Originally released in 1976, this is one of the greatest releases from Zambia’s Zamrock scene.
The album travels the darker undercurrents of 70s rock and roll, warping and heightening the influences of Jimi, the Stones, the Beatles, Black Sabbath, and James Brown.
27 year old Chrissy […]
Sampa The Great – Final Form
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‘Final Form’, a triumphant single, before the release of her album in 2019, that sees Sampa the Great embrace the struggle of growing as an artist.
Having just been named Zane Lowe’s World Record, ‘Final Form’ is Sampa’s first new music for 2019 and sees her fiercely delivered lyrics entangled with a warm, tightly wound […]
Zambia’s 70s Psych Rock Scene (aka Zamrock) explained in a short film below!
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Zamrock thrived for only a few years in the mid-70s, but its bands produced some incredibly catchy rock anthems. Taking influence from a diverse range of sounds like Jimi Hendrix, The Velvet Underground, afrobeat and Zambian folk, Zamrock is an incredibly rich [...]
#70smusic #altRock #Documentary #Psychedelic #Rock #Zambia #Zamrock
Ricky Banda
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The largely unknown figure of Ricky Banda was an influential mover in the Zamrock genre that processed the heavy rock influences of Western acts and mixed them up with local musical traditions. “Niwanji Walwa Amwishyo” will be a treat for fans of artists like Witch, Paul Ngozi, etc
The Zamrock era in Zambia revealed a […]
Dr Footswitch
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Teddy Khuluzwa, better known as Dr Footswitch, was one of the icons of rock in both Zimbabwe and Zambia through the 1970s.
After a carreer in Zimbabwe, known as Southern Rhodesia at the time, Teddy Khuluzwa moved to Zambia.In the ’60s and early ’70s, Khuluzwa played guitar alongside future Zamrock stars such as Rikki Ililonga, […]
Sampa The Great – Never Forget
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The “Never Forget” video is an ode to Zamrock music, a genre that was birthed in the 70’s and is a combination of tradional Zambian music and psychedelic rock.
Sampa Tembo, known professionally as Sampa the Great, is a Zambian singer, rapper and songwriter. From album As Above, So Below. […]
Mumbi Kasumba – You And I (Acoustic)
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Mumbi Kasumba is a Zambian singer/songwriter and guitarist. She got her start by performing at festivals and live music spaces in Ames, Iowa. She has since contributed music to the Kenyan-film Rafiki, which was screened at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.
Her music is a soothing blend of jazz, folk, and soul. “You and I” is her first single […]
