As Gleb Anfilov put it, our planet has always been a giant atelier of music creation, of instruments, songs, and also an immense concert hall. The history of West African music and of mid-20th-century rock in particular, as is the subject of this review, is of this planet and both the ingenuity of men and women to produce and perform. On Welcome to Zamrock!, with tools like new and usual instruments and language, all from a metaphorical bag at every musician’s disposal, Zambian musicians seem to
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For years if you lived in Nashville you were lucky to have the soothing sounds of WAMB 1160 AM, playing glorious easy listening music from the past. But what was truly special about WAMB was their late night programming, from roughly 12 am to 5 am, dubbed ‘beautiful music in the night.’ During this time frame the station would play blocks of old reel to reel mix tapes assembled by the late Nashville radio personality Ken Bramming. Bramming had made these mixes
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The Footsteps 03:44
When I Needed You 03:01
Send Me the Flowers 04:10
Washinga Here 03:14
Mwe Bafyashi 03:38
Jefferson 03:32
Pumba Joe 03:29
Lonely Highway 03:17
Sounds in my Sleep 03:25
Kanyamawodi 03:50
Blackfoot was a hugely influential Zamrock band in the early 70s. The band was known for its unique and innovative blending of African rhythms, soulful vocals, and psychedelic rock. Blackfoot was made up of a group of talented musicians, includ
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Springing forth, all is made new again. On Sunday, April 17, from 4-8 PM Pacific, it’s time once again for Radio Free Aquarium Drunkard on dublab, four hours of freeform sounds from AD selectors. Up first, a springtime stew of dusty country rock, luminous folk, and hazy roots boogies from Chad DePasquale with New Happy Gathering. Then, Jason P. Woodbury takes us in for a set of trancers and dancers with Range and Basin. In hour three, Tyler Wilcox rolls away the st
TRACKLIST: New Happy Gathering with Chad DePasquale: The Fall, “Fit and Working Again” ++ Yoko Ono & Plastic Ono Super Band, “Yume O Motou” ++ Beat Happening, “Left Behind” ++ Styrofoam Winos, “Wildegeeses” (Michael Hurley) ++ The Raincoats, “No One’s Little Girl” ++ Pisces, “Dear One” ++ Spectrum, “Concerto do Pântano” ++ Shirley Nanette, “All Of Your Life” ++ Fiver, “Golden Guests” ++ White Light, “I Want You To Know Me” ++ Shira Small, “Eternal Life” ++ Hawa Daisy Moore, “Really Love Me”
Zamrock is a musical style that emerged and received recognition in Zambia for the duration of the early 1970s. It has been described as a fusion of typical African song and psychedelic rock, storage rock, tough rock, blues and funk, taking affect from famous bands like Black Sabbath, Blue Cheer, the Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, and Cream.
Rock musician Rikki Ililinga and his band Musi-O-Tunya are widely credited with inventing this style of music. Other notable artists include WITCH, [3] T