Amanaz was a Zamrock band founded in 1973 in Kitwe, Zambia.[1] The group released their only album, the acclaimed Africa, in 1975. Amanaz drew influences from American and British rock of the late 1960s–early 1970s, especially the music of Jimi Hendrix, and from traditional Zambian music, identifiable in Watson Lungu's drumming and Keith Kabwe's vocals.[2]
The band's name is the acronym of "Ask Me About Nice Artistes in Zambia".[3]
History
In 1973, the band recorded in the Malachite Film Studios of Chingola their sole album named Africa.[2] It was first released as a LP in 1975, and since then re-issued by the German label Shadocks Music in 2008,[4] and by the American label Now-Again Records in 2015. Of the 12 songs of the album, three are performed in the Bemba language and the rest in English.[2]
The album continues to be influential as an embodiment of a strain of Zamrock. Pitchfork journalist Nate Patrin described it as "both behind and ahead of its era" and therefore uniquely "out of time".[1] Music critic Mark Deming noted that Amanaz's music was based on "deep, bluesy grooves with a strong psychedelic undercurrent and thick layers of fuzz guitar".[2]
Amanaz split up in 1976. Keith Kabwe, the former band leader and main vocalist, then created the short-lived band Drive Unit the same year.[3]
In 2016, Amanaz's song "Khala My Friend" was featured in Season 1 Episode 2 of The TBS show “People of Earth”.
In 2021, Amanaz's song "Khala My Friend" was featured in the closing credits of Season 2, Episode 3 ("Do the Right-est Thing") of the hit Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso.[6][7]
^ abcChanda, Davies M.M (8 August 2014). "When Amanaz Band's beats rocked Europe". Times of Zambia. from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
^Goranson Sandberg, Henning (22 July 2013). "Why Zamrock is back in play". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^Smith, Chris A. (5 August 2014). "We're a Zambian Band". The Appendix. Retrieved 2019-08-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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