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By the late 1970s, the glow had faded. Inflation and unemployment spiked as the price of copper fell. Music bootlegging was on the rise, and money to record and tour dried up. People preferred to spend on their livelihood rather than buy music records or attend concerts. Tastes were changing, too, as disco spread like a plague across the country. The decline of Zamrock was also facilitated by new radio stations, television, and video flooding the country with outside musical influences, such as reggae, ragga, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, and gospel. | By the late 1970s, the glow had faded. Inflation and unemployment spiked as the price of copper fell. Music bootlegging was on the rise, and money to record and tour dried up. People preferred to spend on their livelihood rather than buy music records or attend concerts. Tastes were changing, too, as disco spread like a plague across the country. The decline of Zamrock was also facilitated by new radio stations, television, and video flooding the country with outside musical influences, such as reggae, ragga, rhythm & blues, hip-hop, and gospel. | ||
Musical piracy hit Zamrock artists hard, and with no safeguards in place, bootleggers in neighbouring countries were able to make money by copying and selling the music of Zambian artists. Many Zamrock bands were disbanded and musicians thus left the profession to find other work to sustain themselves and their families. | Musical piracy hit Zamrock artists hard, and with no safeguards in place, bootleggers in neighbouring countries were able to make money by copying and selling the music of Zambian artists. Many Zamrock bands were disbanded and musicians thus left the profession to find other work to sustain themselves and their families. For example, lead singer of [[The Witch|W.I.T.C.H]], [[Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda]], became a teacher, and then a miner.<ref name=guardian/> | ||
The Zamrockers lived an extravagant lifestyle, but were very ignorant of the dangers of HIV and AIDS. Back then the disease was completely unknown – other than as something that only affected homosexuals.<ref name=redbull/> This led to the demise of most artists. | The Zamrockers lived an extravagant lifestyle, but were very ignorant of the dangers of HIV and AIDS. Back then the disease was completely unknown – other than as something that only affected homosexuals.<ref name=redbull/> This led to the demise of most artists. | ||
