Introduction

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Introduction is the first album by the WITCH ensemble, and it ranges from garage rock to heavy psych; it moves from rambling folk to bopping funk. All vocals are in English. Now-Again licensed this essential album from Zambia’s 70s “Zamrock” scene from WITCH’s last living member, vocalist Emmanuel Jagari Chanda.

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1.	Introduction 03:46	buy track
2.	Home Town 04:26	buy track
3.	You Better Know 03:31	buy track
4.	Feeling High 03:37	buy track
5.	Like A Chicken 03:10	buy track
6.	See Your Mama 04:34	buy track
7.	That's What I Want 03:01	buy track
8.	Try Me 04:24	buy track
9.	No Time 04:29	buy track

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WITCH is the best known Zamrock ensemble – they succeeded in releasing five albums in Zamrock’s 70s heyday. Although there have been two previous WITCH reissues by the Shadoks company, this 4 CD/6LP box set marks the first time that their entire catalog – including rare, 7″-only tracks, all restored and remastered from the original tapes – has been available outside of Zambia.

WITCH’s first two, self-produced albums – Introduction and In The Past, released in unison with the birth of the commercial Zambian recording industry – are exuberant experiments in garage rock, and are as influenced by the Rolling Stones as they are James Brown. Their third album, Lazy Bones!!, is the band’s masterpiece – a dark, brooding psychedelic opus that makes equal use of wah-wah and fuzz guitars, that relies as heavily on the stomping feel of hard rock as it does the syncopation of funk. The band’s last two albums – Lukombo Vibes and Including Janet, recorded after the band toured with Osibisa – make use of traditional Zambian rhythms and folk melodies. They are the most “afro-rock” of WITCH’s oeuvre.

Now-Again licensed this essential album from Zambia’s 70s “Zamrock” scene from the WITCH’s last living member, vocalist Emmanuel Jagari Chanda. Introduction is the first album by the WITCH ensemble, and it ranges from garage rock to heavy psych; it moves from rambling folk to bopping funk. All vocals are in English.

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released November 11, 2011

WITCH are Chris Mbewe, John Muma, Gedeon Mulenga, Boidi Sinkala and Emanyeo Jagari Chanda
Original session produced by Teal Record Company.
This reissue annotated and researched by: Egon
Additional coordination by Rikki Ililonga with thanks to Jagari Chanda
Liner notes by: Egon.

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WITCH Zambia

WITCH was a Zambian music rock (Zamrock) band formed in the 1970s. Widely seen as the most popular Zambian band of the 1970s, WITCH (an acronym for 'We Intend to Cause Havoc') were formed during Zambia's golden post-independence days, and were headed by Emanuel "Jagari" Chanda. ... more

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Far Out Lounge & Stage

Austin, TX
Jun 27

Hellfest

Clisson, France

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