Lukombo Vibes

by WITCH

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WITCH's fourth album, packaged in an exact duplication of the original Zambian issue. WITCH's unique blend of American and UK rock and native Zambian folk rhythms and melodies shines through their most progressive album. 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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Lukombo Vibes
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Part of Now-Again’s Zambian Archival Reissue series, this LP (and digital) release covers Zamrock legends WITCH’s fourth album. Packaged in an exact duplication of the original Zambian issue of this album, WITCH’s unique blend of American and UK rock and native Zambian folk rhythms and melodies shines through their most progressive album.

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.

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released December 12, 2012

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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Apr 26

Far Out Lounge & Stage

Austin, TX
Jun 26

Doornroosje

Nijmegen, Netherlands
Jun 27

Hellfest

Clisson, France

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