Re-release expected Sept. 30th, 2022<\/p>\n
=How Zambia\u2019s Liberation Led To A Rock Revolution=\u00a0 1972-1977<\/p>\n
By the mid-1970s, the Southern African nation known as the Republic of Zambia had fallen on hard times. Though the country\u2019s first president Kenneth Kaunda had thrown off the yoke of British colonialism, the new federation found itself under his self-imposed, autocratic rule. Conflict loomed on all sides of this landlocked nation. Kaunda protected Zambiafrom war, but his country descended into isolation and poverty.
\nThis is the environment in which the \u201970s rock revolution that has come to be known as Zamrock flourished. Fuzz guitars were commonplace, as were driving rhythms as influenced by James Brown\u2019s funk as Jimi Hendrix\u2019s rock predominated.
\nMusical themes, mainly sung in the country\u2019s constitutional language, English, were often bleak.
\nIn present day Zambia, Zamrock markers were few. Only a small number of the original Zamrock godfathers that remained in the country survived through the late \u201990s. AIDS decimated this country, and uncontrollable inflation forced the Zambian rockers that could afford to flee into something resembling exile. This was not a likely scene to survive – but it did. Welcome To Zamrock!, presented in two volumes, is an overview of its most beloved ensembles, and a trace of its arc from its ascension, to its fall, to its resurgence.<\/p>\n
Tracklist:
\nA1. Crossbones – Really
\nA2. Amanaz – History of Man
\nA3. WITCH – Strange Dream
\nA4. Rikki Ililonga – Stop Dreaming Mr. D
\nA5. The Five Revolutions – Poor Man
\nB1. Keith Mlevhu – Love And Freedom
\nB2. Born Free – Mad Man
\nB3. Dr. Footswitch – Otenta
\nB4. Tinkles – Mpundu
\nB5. Salty Dog – See The Storm
\nC1. Fireballs – Umwana Wakusanga Mung’anda
\nC2. Peace – Umbwalwa Ne Chamba
\nC3. Oscillations – Request To God
\nC4. Musi-O-Tunya – Katonga
\nD1. Ngozi Family – Hold On
\nD2. Chrissy Zebby Tembo – I’m Not Made Of Iron
\nD3. Jesper Silya Lung – Hot Do
\nD4. Mike Nyoni – SM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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