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==History==
==History==
Zamrock emerged in Zambia as a combination of Jimi Hendrix's psychedelic rock and 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 [[The 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= theappendix.net | accessdate=26 August 2014}}</ref>
Zamrock emerged in Zambia as a dual influence of Jimi Hendrix's psychedelic rock and 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 [[The 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= 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]].
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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Zamrock was a music genre derivative of Western psychedelic rock re-innovated by Zambian youth in the early 1970s.[1]

History

Zamrock emerged in Zambia as a dual influence of Jimi Hendrix's psychedelic rock and 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 & Musi-O-Tunya are generally credited as the creators of this music genre. Other notable artists include The Witch,[2] The Peace, Amanaz, Chrissy "Zebby" Tembo, Paul Ngozi and his Ngozi Family among others.[3]

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.

See also

References

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  1. Documentary: ‘Zamrock Survivors’ w/ Emmanuel Jagari of WITCH & Rikki Ililonga Okayafrica, 8 June 2013
  2. WITCH on Dusted Magazine (Apr. 15, 2010)
  3. Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).