A Stratocaster howls over African percussion, psychedelic licks, chugging garage rock, funk-laden keys and backing vocals sweeter than honey. Behind a glistening afro and mega-watt smile, 71-year-old ...

STORY: It's been nearly four decades since this Zambian psychedelic rock band mesmerized audiences. But now WITCH are back... with a new album and plans to make the little known Zamrock genre famous ...

The Zambian band WITCH — the name stands for “We Intend To Cause Havoc” — are known as legends in the genre of music known as Zamrock, the fusion of psychedelic rock and African music that evolved in ...

It’s 9:45 p.m. on a Sunday evening, and the packed auditorium of Greenwich Village’s Le Poisson Rouge is filled with the sound of Zamrock. On vocals is 72-year-old Emmanuel Chanda, who goes by the ...

It seems that the 1970’s transmitted more musical styles into the public’s ears than any other in history: disco, punk, funk, new wave, heavy metal, reggae, glam, prog and the beginnings of rap. One ...

This is part of Global Sounds, a collection of stories spotlighting the music trends forging connections in 2024. It’s 9:45 p.m. on a Sunday evening, and the packed auditorium of Greenwich Village’s ...