Zambia
4:10 pm on Saturday, 28 April 2012
While many of the other African nations’ music scenes have been well documented and in some cases have their music heard all over the world, not much is known about the Southern African state of Zambia.
Once upon a time known as Northern Rhodesia, Zambia was a British colony and in the early '70s gave rise to the Zam-Rock scene - a combination of influences of James Brown and funk and Jimi Hendrix and a heavy dose of psychedelic began finding their way into Zambia - one of the bands at the forefront of this movement were called Witch. Here, band leader Emmanuel 'Jagari' Chanda talks about the movement and paints a picture of Zambia at the time.
Moving through the times until present day sees the Zambian youth soaking up the auto-tuned, ring-tone rapped influences of America and producing a very unique take on African Hip-Hop & R&B with the 'first lady' of Zambian Hip-Hop Cynthia Kayula Bwalya aka 'Kay' speaking about the scene and giving a female perspective on life in the industry and in Zambia.
Produced and Presented by Nick Dwyer for Radio New Zealand National.
Witch, used with permission.
Kay, used with permission.
Music played in this show
Music details
Artist: Osibisa
Song: Survival
Composer: Teddy Osei
Album: Woyaya
Label: Decca
Artist: WITCH
Song: Tooth Factory
Composer: Emmanuel Jagari
Album: Lazy Bones
Label: Now Again Records
Artist: WITCH
Song: Introduction
Composer: Emmanuel Jagari
Album: Introduction
Label: Shadoks Music
Artist: WITCH
Song: Lazy Bones
Composer: Emmanuel Jagari
Album: Lazy Bones
Label: Now Again Records
Artist: WITCH
Song: Motherless Child
Composer: Emmanuel Jagari
Album: Lazy Bones
Label: Now Again Records
Artist: Chrissy Zebby Tembo and the Ngozi Family
Song: Born Black
Composer: Chrissy Zebby Tembo
Album: Unknown
Label: Unknown
Artist: WITCH
Song: The Way I Feel
Composer: Emmanuel Jagari
Album: With Janet, Hit Single
Label: Shadoks Music
Artist: WITCH
Song: Mashed Potato
Composer: Emmanuel Jagari
Album: Unknown
Label: Shadoks Music
Artist: Green Labels
Song:Kawacha Ngwee
Composer: Green Labels
Album: Zambush Volume 1
Label: SWP Records
Artist: Julizya Band
Song:Tai Yaka
Composer:Julizaya Band
Album: Zambush Volume 1
Label: SWP Records
Artist: Masiye Band
Song Dziko La Mulungu
Composer: Masiye Band
Album: Zambush Volume 1
Label: SWP Records
Artist: Amayenge
Song: Kusiyana Siyana Kwa Maofesi
Composer: Amayenge
Album: Zambush Volume 1
Label: SWP Records
Artist: KAY
Song: Phone
Composer: Cynthia Kayula Bwalya
Album: Single
Label: Independent
Artist: KAY
Song: Kanyelele
Composer: Cynthia Kayula Bwalya
Album: Single
Label: Independent