{"product_id":"amanaz-africa","title":"Amanaz- Africa","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: Now-Again\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReissued 4\/10\/2026, Originally released 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued in 1975, this is the articulation of Zambia’s Zamrock ethos. While other albums - Rikki Ililonga’s Zambia,WITCH’s Lazy Bones!! - are competitors, it’s hard to best this album as it covers each major quadrant of the Zamrock whole: it came from the mines; its musicians were anti-colonial freedom fighters, it envelops Zambian folk music traditions, and it rocks - hard. It is a perfectly arranged album, from the dichotomy of Mpofu’s and Kanyepa’s lead and rhythm guitars, to the vocal harmonies, to the rhythm section’s sense of space and time, which allows Africa’s funk to build. Inexplicably, Africa was given two separate mixes and two separate presses: one version is dry, with the vocals and drums mixed loud, the other slathered in reverb, with the vocals and drums disappearing into the mix, and with the guitar solos mixed much louder. We’ve presented them both here as they each have their appeal: it’s up to the listener to pick the one he or she prefers. This is a highpoint of the Zamrock scene and we hope that this can be seen as its definitive reissue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmanaz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Am Very Far\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunday Morning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKhala My Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory of Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNsunka Lwendo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrica\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Apple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking The Scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Enough \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAmanaz (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Am Very Far (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunday Morning (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKhala My Friend (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory of Man (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNsunka Lwendo (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrica (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen Apple (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaking The Scene (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEasy Street (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig Enough (Reverb Mix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKale (Reverb Mix) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Waiting Room Records","offers":[{"title":"2xLP","offer_id":44707219341427,"sku":null,"price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0082\/4315\/0908\/files\/a3649406707_10.jpg?v=1775662662","url":"https:\/\/waitingroomrecords.com\/products\/amanaz-africa","provider":"Waiting Room Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}