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Widely seen as the most popular Zambian band of the 1970s, WITCH (a backronym for "We Intend To Cause Havoc"), was headed by lead vocalist Emanuel "Jagari" Chanda. The band formed during Zambia's post-independence golden days , but by the late 1970s, economic collapse and increasing government authoritarianism saw WITCH, like most Zamrock bands ...
A Stratocaster howls over African percussion, psychedelic licks, chugging garage rock, funk-laden keys and backing vocals sweeter than honey. ... With a new incarnation of the band in tow, WITCH ...
Zango was released to critical acclaim. At Metacritic, the album received an aggregate score of 84 based on 4 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [8]Writing for Pitchfork, Brad Sanders praised the album for evolving Witch's sound while also adhering to their classic Zamrock roots, writing: "Zango is rooted in classic Zamrock, and it builds on the inherent malleability of the genre's sound.
Zamrock is a musical genre that emerged and gained popularity in Zambia during the early 1970s. [1] It has been described as a fusion of traditional African music and psychedelic rock, garage rock, hard rock, blues and funk, taking influence from popular bands like Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, the Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, and Cream.
Sharon Tandy (born Sharon Finkelstein; 18 September 1943 – 21 March 2015) [1] was a South African singer who achieved some success in the United Kingdom in the 1960s as part of the blue-eyed soul and psychedelic movements. In 1966, she recorded some songs at Stax studios, a rarity for a white singer.
The lyrics are a pop-song paean to colonialism, reminiscent of Hegel's 19th century thinking when he dismissed Africa as “unhistorical, undeveloped” and “devoid of morality, religions and ...
African tribes used costumed figures to represent elements such as fertility, witch doctors, and describing routes of commercial transportation, as well as having survived difficult times. In the Barbados Tuk Band, the regular costumed figures are Shaggy Bear (who is sometimes called the Bank Holiday Bear), the Donkey Man, Mother Sally, a ...
Witch would play sporadic shows around the United States while working on their next album. Their second album, Paralyzed was released on March 18, 2008, also under Tee Pee Records. The band would continue to tour throughout the US and Europe with the band Graveyard, making appearances at SXSW and Roadburn Festival.