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'''Zamrock''' was a derivative of Western psychedelic rock re-innovated by [[Zambia]]n youth in the early 1970s.<ref name=ok>[http://www.okayafrica.com/culture-2/film-culture-2/zambian-music-zamrock-survivors-documentary/ Documentary: ‘Zamrock Survivors’ w/ Emmanuel Jagari of WITCH & Rikki Ililonga] Okayafrica, 8 June 2013</ref> | '''Zamrock''' was a derivative of Western psychedelic rock re-innovated by [[Zambia]]n youth in the early 1970s.<ref name=ok>[http://www.okayafrica.com/culture-2/film-culture-2/zambian-music-zamrock-survivors-documentary/ Documentary: ‘Zamrock Survivors’ w/ Emmanuel Jagari of WITCH & Rikki Ililonga] Okayafrica, 8 June 2013</ref> | ||
'''Zamrock''' emerged in the 1970s in Zambia as a combination of [[Jimi Hendrix|Jimi Hendrix's]] [[psychedelic rock]] and [[James Brown|James Brown's]] [[funk]]. Later, many of the Zamrock bands were highly influenced by the heavy repetitive riffs of bands like Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer and Cream. [[Rikki Ililonga|Rikki Ililonga & Musi-O-Tunya]] are generally credited as the creators of this music genre. Other notable artists include [[Witch (Zamrock band)|WITCH]],<ref>[http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5657 WITCH] on Dusted Magazine (Apr. 15, 2010)</ref> [[The Peace]], [[Amanaz]], [[Chrissy "Zebby" Tembo]], [[Paul Ngozi|Paul Ngozi and his Ngozi Family]] among others.<ref name="azambianband">{{cite web | url=http://theappendix.net/issues/2014/7/were-a-zambian-band?utm_content=bufferb960f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer | title=We’re a Zambian Band | publisher=http://theappendix.net | accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> | |||
Zamrock's roots can be traced back to the 1950s with northern singers from the [[Copperbelt Province]] such as [[Stephen Tsotsi Kasumali]], [[William Mapulanga]] and [[John Lushi]]. | |||
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