Zambian psych-rock group Witch, who helped establish the genre known as Zamrock, are returning with their first new album in 39 years. Zango will arrive on June 2 via Desert Daze Sound. It also marks frontman and co-founder Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda’s first LP with the group since 1976.
To accompany the announcement, they shared the new song “Avalanche of Love,” which features fellow Zambian artist Sampa the Great.
In 2012, their music was reissued, and their story was documented in the film We Intend to Cause Havoc (named after the band’s acronym...
To accompany the announcement, they shared the new song “Avalanche of Love,” which features fellow Zambian artist Sampa the Great.
In 2012, their music was reissued, and their story was documented in the film We Intend to Cause Havoc (named after the band’s acronym...
- 4/4/2023
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
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 Witch. An acronym for “We Intend to Cause Havoc,” the 1970s psychedelic rock band from Zambia, which helped establish the genre known as Zamrock, is rehearsing for its first U.S. tour since the pandemic began. More than that, Witch are looking to recommence a remarkable story of resilience and resurrection.
In the cramped rehearsal space, the band members, jet-lagged and hungry,...
In the cramped rehearsal space, the band members, jet-lagged and hungry,...
- 3/12/2022
- by Morena Duwe
- Rollingstone.com
Film-maker Gio Arlotta and two young musicians are on a quest to track down the legendary leader of a 1970s Zambian band
Who knew 1970s Zambia had its own thriving musical genre? This modest documentary revisits the brief, almost-forgotten history of “Zamrock” – or at least what remains of it, which appears to be very little beyond the back catalogue of its leading band, Witch. Witch’s rhythmic blend of British blues, funk, psychedelic and garage rock has aged very well, and reissues of their albums in the 2010s found a new audience, including Italian film-maker Gio Arlotta, who consequently undertook an expedition to Zambia to try to find the band, accompanied by two young Dutch musicians, Jacco Gardner and Nic Mauskovic.
There’s now a well-trodden route for such musical travelogues, laid down by the likes of Buena Vista Social Club and Searching for Sugar Man, and while this lacks...
Who knew 1970s Zambia had its own thriving musical genre? This modest documentary revisits the brief, almost-forgotten history of “Zamrock” – or at least what remains of it, which appears to be very little beyond the back catalogue of its leading band, Witch. Witch’s rhythmic blend of British blues, funk, psychedelic and garage rock has aged very well, and reissues of their albums in the 2010s found a new audience, including Italian film-maker Gio Arlotta, who consequently undertook an expedition to Zambia to try to find the band, accompanied by two young Dutch musicians, Jacco Gardner and Nic Mauskovic.
There’s now a well-trodden route for such musical travelogues, laid down by the likes of Buena Vista Social Club and Searching for Sugar Man, and while this lacks...
- 6/30/2021
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Gravitas Demigod Deal
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to director Miles Doleac’s Demigod starring Rachel Nichols (Continuum). The movie the story of a woman (Nichols) who travels with her husband (Yohance Myles) to Germany’s Black Forest upon learning that her huntsman grandfather has died and left her all his worldly possessions. Upon arrival, a terrifying secret forces her to reckon with her family’s past and a mysterious ritual she thought was the stuff of fairy tales. The distributor plans for a late-October day-and-date streaming and theatrical release. Directed and co-written by Doleac (alongside Michael Donovan Horn), the film was produced by Doleac, James Victor Bulian, Lindsay Anne Williams, and Wesley O’Mary, the same team behind 2020’s The Dinner Party.
Film Associates International Launch
Exclusive: Montreal-based film executive Brigitte Hubmann and LA-based vet Jennifer Price are launching Film Associates International, a boutique consulting agency offering...
Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to director Miles Doleac’s Demigod starring Rachel Nichols (Continuum). The movie the story of a woman (Nichols) who travels with her husband (Yohance Myles) to Germany’s Black Forest upon learning that her huntsman grandfather has died and left her all his worldly possessions. Upon arrival, a terrifying secret forces her to reckon with her family’s past and a mysterious ritual she thought was the stuff of fairy tales. The distributor plans for a late-October day-and-date streaming and theatrical release. Directed and co-written by Doleac (alongside Michael Donovan Horn), the film was produced by Doleac, James Victor Bulian, Lindsay Anne Williams, and Wesley O’Mary, the same team behind 2020’s The Dinner Party.
Film Associates International Launch
Exclusive: Montreal-based film executive Brigitte Hubmann and LA-based vet Jennifer Price are launching Film Associates International, a boutique consulting agency offering...
- 6/16/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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