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'''W.I.T.C.H.''' '' | The '''W.I.T.C.H.''' (or WITCH) (acronym for ''We Intend To Cause Havoc'') were a [[Zambian music]] rock ([[Zamrock]]) band formed in the early 1970s. Widely seen as the most popular Zambian band of the time, ''Witch'' were formed during Zambia's golden post-independence days, and were headed by [[Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda]].<ref name=band>{{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= theappendix.net | accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref> | ||
With the economy collapsing in the late 1970s, and increasing government authoritarianism, Witch, like most Zamrock bands, were reduced to playing daytime shows to avoid the curfews, and faded away.<ref name=band/> | With the economy collapsing in the late 1970s, and increasing government authoritarianism, Witch, like most Zamrock bands, were reduced to playing daytime shows to avoid the curfews, and faded away.<ref name=band/> | ||
