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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]]. | ||
== | ==Style and influence== | ||
Zamrock was considered as aggressive and came to embody the economic despair that followed the 1973-1974 oil crisis, which flung Zambia into recession and exacerbated a wide range of social tensions. | Zamrock was considered as aggressive and came to embody the economic despair that followed the 1973-1974 oil crisis, which flung Zambia into recession and exacerbated a wide range of social tensions.The music style also captured the controversy of wider politics in Africa and the world. [[Paul Ngozi|Paul Dobson Nyirongo]], one of the founding members of [[Musi-O-Tunya (band)|Musi-O-Tunya]] – believed by many to be the first ever Zamrock group – and a member of the band [[Ngozi Family (band)|Ngozi Family]], for example, went by the stage name 'Paul Ngozi', meaning "danger". Meanwhile, one of the most loved bands of the era was called [[The Witch|The W.I.T.C.H.]], an acronym for 'We Intend To Cause Havoc'.<ref name=guardian/> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
