On the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles, inside a hulking, graffiti-bedecked industrial building, a distinct lilting reverberates through sterile halls. Behind one of the many nondescript doors is ...

A Stratocaster howls over African percussion, psychedelic licks, chugging garage rock, funk-laden keys and backing vocals sweeter than honey. Behind a glistening afro and mega-watt smile, 71-year-old ...

CHALI “Bravo” Mulalami, the legendary Zambian music producer and founder of Slingbeats Entertainment, has passed away after a ...

Zamrock has always been in Sampa Tembo’s blood — even if she didn’t know it. In fact, the Zambian rapper known as Sampa the Great only recently discovered the subgenre, which was her home country’s ...

Two things become clear when talking to Sampa the Great. One, her unwavering national pride in being Zambian. Two, the infectious energy that carries into her music. Over Zoom, we greet each other in ...

As rightly stated by writer Lisa Insansa, Zambia’s music scene has experienced multiple deaths and rebirths, reflective of turbulent social, economic, and political realities. However, the country’s ...

Artists and music fans from around the world have been rediscovering the 1970s sound of Zambia - known as Zamrock - in recent years, and now one of the country's biggest stars is embracing it, hoping ...

The late Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda knew that speeches were not the only way to deliver messages. He was known for making statements through songs – like the 11 tracks on his 2005 album We Shall ...

WITCH was one of Zamrock's most popular acts in the 1970s Artists and music fans from around the world have been rediscovering the 1970s sound of Zambia - known as Zamrock - in recent years, and now ...