This week, Vice President Kamala Harris is traveling to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia. During this time, she will be strengthening the United States’ relationships with leaders from the three African nations, as they look forward to the future. Of course,…
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The Barbra Banda Ban Shows Black Women Aren’t Allowed to Be Too Strong
In Morocco, the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has begun. Ruled out from the competition is Zambia’s captain Barbra Banda, after failing eligibility tests to prove her gender. These tests align with FIFA regulations, which the Confederation of…
Read MoreThe Story of Zamrock: Zambia’s 1970s Fuzz Rock Sound
Zamrock was born in 1970s Zambia out of influences from James Brown’s funk and Jimi Hendrix’s acid guitar. In recent years, the fuzzed-out and psychedelic Zamrock sound has been turning heads with vinyl reissues from some of its pioneering bands,…
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Sampa The Great Takes the Music Industry to Task on ‘Time’s Up’
Zambian-born, Melbourne-based MC Sampa the Great returns with her latest track “Times Up,” featuring fellow Melbourne-based artist Krwon. The track is the latest single from her 2019 album The Return. “Times Up” is a bold indictment of racism in the…
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Watch a New Mini-Documentary On The Story of Zamrock
Zamrock was born in 1970s Zambia out of influences from James Brown’s funk and Jimi Hendrix’s acid guitar. In recent years, the fuzzed-out and psychedelic Zamrock sound has been turning heads with vinyl reissues from some of its pioneering bands,…
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