{"product_id":"welcome-to-zamrock-2-cd","title":"Welcome To Zamrock! 2 (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e103-page hard cover book with CD.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore 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. By 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\u003e1    Crossbones (7)–    Really\u003cbr\u003e2    Amanaz–    History Of Man\u003cbr\u003e3    Witch (3)–    Strange Dream\u003cbr\u003e4    Rikki Ililonga–    Stop Dreaming Mr. D\u003cbr\u003e5    Five Revolutions*–    Poor Man\u003cbr\u003e6    Keith Mlevhu–    Love And Freedom\u003cbr\u003e7    Born Free*–    Mad Man\u003cbr\u003e8    Dr. Footswitch–    Otenta\u003cbr\u003e9    Tinkles*–    Mpundu\u003cbr\u003e10    Salty Dog (3)–    See The Storm\u003cbr\u003e11    Fire Balls*–    Umwana Wakusanga Mung'Anda\u003cbr\u003e12    Peace*–    Umbwalwa Ne Chamba\u003cbr\u003e13    Oscillations*–    Request To God\u003cbr\u003e14    Musi-O-Tunya*–    Katonga\u003cbr\u003e15    Ngozi Family–    Hold On\u003cbr\u003e16    Chrissy Zebby Tembo–    I'm Not Made Of Iron\u003cbr\u003e17    Jesper Siliya Lungu*–    Hot Do\u003cbr\u003e18    Mike Nyoni–    SM\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Various Artists","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46917633048772,"sku":"ZZ-NA5148-CD","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1741\/5543\/files\/zamrockVol2.png?v=1791862731","url":"https:\/\/getondown.com\/products\/welcome-to-zamrock-2-cd","provider":"Get On Down","version":"1.0","type":"link"}