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Check out the video for “Avalanche of Love” off the Zambia band’s new full-length, Zango

Zambian psych-rock group Witch are returning with their first new album in 39 years, 'Zango.'

Zambian rock pioneers Witch on the band's new tour and the band's remarkable resurrection

02 July 2021 Leading lights of the Zamrock scene, Witch were fronted by Jagari: rock star, gemstone miner, convicted felon and the "African Mick Jagger" (Image credit: Utopia Media) Of all the great Zambian Afro-garage-psych-prog-funk-rock ensembles, Witch (an acronym for "We intend to cause havoc") may well be the greatest of the all. The band kick-started the Zamrock movement in 1972 with their privately pressed Introduction album, and singer Emanuel “Jagari” Chand - the nickname a tribute to Mick Jagger - become the country's biggest rock star. At the height of their fame the band co...

Zamrock shines decades later Zamrock shines decades later Four-CD compilation of WITCH's music covers their growth from Western-influenced tunes to infusing African sounds and rhythms published : 27 Apr 2021 at 04:00 1 Zambian rock and popular music, often dubbed as Zamrock, has featured several times in the column over recent years. Last year, World Beat reviewed the work and career of Zambian music pioneer Rikki Ililonga, whose work featured on the compilation Dark Sunrise from the Los Angeles based Now-Again record label. His band, Musi-O-Tunya, released Wings Of Africa in Kenya in 19...