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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 emerged in the 1970s 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 [[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>