Thomas Almqvist – Nyanser
Zambia based Witch is the best known Zamrock ensemble – and although they succeeded in releasing five albums during Zamrock’s golden years – they never made a global impact, in say, the way afro-beat maestro Fela Kuti did. Their music is an exuberant experiment in garage rock, as influenced by the Rolling Stones as by 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 and relies as heavily on the stomping feel of hard rock as it does the syncopation of funk.
Recommendation – Full Listen
Tags: Psychedelic Rock / Reissue / Zamrock
Tracklist:
A1 Black Tears
A2 Motherless Child
A3 Tooth Factory
A4 Strange Dream
A5 Look Out
B1 Havoc
B2 October Night
B3 Off Ma Boots
B4 Lazy Bones
B5 Little Clown
Credits:
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Guitar, Vocals – Chris Mbewe
Artwork – Gilbert Advertising Ltd.
Bass – Gedeon Mulenga
Cowbell, Maracas, Vocals – Emanyeo Jagari Chanda*
Drums – Boidi Sinkala
Lacquer Cut By – AA*
Management [Road Manager] – Billy Joseph Ndhlovu
Rhythm Guitar [Wahwah], Vocals – John Muma
Written-By – B. Sinkala* (tracks: B3), C. Mbewe* (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B2, B5), E. J. Chanda* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B5), G. Mulenga* (tracks: A2, A4), J. Muma* (tracks: A5), S. Bwalya* (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, B1, B2, B4)
