{"product_id":"welcome-to-zamrock-1-cd","title":"Welcome To Zamrock! 1 (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e103-page hard cover book with CD. Explore Zambia's liberation and its impact on the country's rock revolution. The book, written by Eothen Alapatt and Leonard Koloko is the first investigation into the Zamrock scene, and is filled with original record artwork and rarely-seen photos of Zamrock's best ensembles. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the mid-1970s, the Southern African nation known as the Republic of Zambia had fallen on hard times. Though the country's first president Kenneth Kaunda had thrown off the yoke of British colonialism, the new federation found itself under his self-imposed, autocratic rule. Conflict loomed on all sides of this landlocked nation. Kaunda protected Zambia from war, but his country descended into isolation and poverty. This is the environment in which the '70s rock revolution that has come to be known as Zamrock flourished. Fuzz guitars were commonplace, as were driving rhythms as influenced by James Brown's funk as Jimi Hendrix's rock predominated. Musical themes, mainly sung in the country's constitutional language, English, were often bleak. In present day Zambia, Zamrock markers were few. Only a small number of the original Zamrock godfathers that remained in the country survived through the late '90s. AIDS decimated this country, and uncontrollable inflation forced the Zambian rockers that could afford to flee into something resembling exile. This was not a likely scene to survive - but it did. Welcome To Zamrock!, presented in two volumes, is an overview of its most beloved ensembles, and a trace of its arc from its ascension, to its fall, to its resurgence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1    Ngozi Family–    Hi Babe\u003cbr\u003e2    Musi-O-Tunya–    Musi-O-Tunya\u003cbr\u003e3    Witch –    You Better Know (Original Version)\u003cbr\u003e4    Blackfoot –    Running\u003cbr\u003e5    Dr. Footswitch–    Everyday Has Got A New Dream\u003cbr\u003e6    Chrissy Zebby Tembo–    Born Black\u003cbr\u003e7    Salty Dog –    Fast\u003cbr\u003e8    Teddy Chisi–    Funky Lady\u003cbr\u003e9    Crossbones –    Rain \u0026amp; Sunshine\u003cbr\u003e10    Born Free*–    I Don't Know\u003cbr\u003e11    Five Revolutions–    Fwe Bena Zambia\u003cbr\u003e12    Amanaz–    Khala My Friend (Reverb Version)\u003cbr\u003e13    Ricky Banda–    Who's That Guy\u003cbr\u003e14    Machine Gunners–    Changa Namwele\u003cbr\u003e15    Keith Mlevhu–    Dzikolino Ni Zambia\u003cbr\u003e16    Cosmos Zani–    Poverty\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Various Artists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46917633016004,"sku":"ZZ-NA5147-CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1741\/5543\/files\/zamrockvol1.png?v=1792540624","url":"https:\/\/getondown.com\/products\/welcome-to-zamrock-1-cd","provider":"Get On Down","version":"1.0","type":"link"}