I wanted to find out what distinctive features were present in Zambian music as well as collate a list of current musicians ...

MUSIC is the biggest art in Zambia and has greater influence on society. For a long time now musicians have cried foul on many issues affecting them that include piracy and lack of meaningful ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The reason why relates to geography, not quality. Following the release of The Return, Sampa lived up to its ...

Nat Geo Explorer and wildlife biologist Danielle Lee meets rapper Sampa The Great to discuss feeling like a foreigner, the power of language, and mental health therapy through nature. National ...

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 ...

There is a saying in the Bemba language, “Zambia ku chalo”, which means “Zambia to the world”. It has become something of a philosophy for Sampa Tembo, better known by her stage name, Sampa the Great.

STORY: It's been nearly four decades since this Zambian psychedelic rock band mesmerized audiences. But now WITCH are back... with a new album and plans to make the little known Zamrock genre famous ...

Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda was once the most famous rock star in Zambia, south-central Africa. He remembers his ’70s heyday like it was yesterday: the police motorcades that cleared the roads en route ...