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W.I.T.C.H.'s past members have contributed greatly to their success, including Chris \"Kims\" Mbewe on lead guitar and vocals, Gideon \"Giddy King\" Mulenga on bass guitar, Boidi \"Star MacBoyd\" Sinkala on drums and vocals, John \"Music\" Muma on rhythm guitar and vocals, Paul \"Jones\" Mumba on keyboards and drums, Christine Jackson as a vocalist in 1980, Peter Lungu as the drummer from 1980-1984, Shaddick Bwalya providing vocals and percussion from 1980-1984.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir music continues to resonate with fans around the world today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExperience the magic of W.I.T.C.H.'s iconic sound by exploring their albums available for purchase now!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lazy-bones","title":"Lazy Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003eWitch's musical arc is contained to a five year span and, in retrospect, is a logical one. 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By 1980, the band was ready to embrace the exciting dance sounds of a new era. Shuffling their lineup and relocating to Zimbabwe, they undertook their mythical transformation into an African R\u0026amp;B, soul and funk powerhouse. With access to a state of the art recording studio in Harare, WITCH produced two exquisite recordings during their disco years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA full-throttle boogie outing, Kuomboka was issued in 1984 and features rising star Patrick Chisembele stepping in on lead vocals. Despite the album's modern vision for African pop, its title refers to a traditional migration ceremony practiced by the Lozi people of the Zambezi floodplains. 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Blending the rock and roll sounds of The Rolling Stones together with more traditional, African rhythms, Witch pioneered a new genre dubbed Zamrock, and during their brief, yet prolific existence, Witch (an acronym for We Intend To Cause Havoc) released 7 albums and were the most revered band in the country.   In 2023, Witch will release their 8th studio album, \u003ci\u003eZango\u003c\/i\u003e, via Desert Daze Sound — a new Partisan imprint A\u0026amp;Red by the founder of the Desert Daze festival, Phil Pirrone. On \u003ci\u003eZango\u003c\/i\u003e, bandleader Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda is joined by Patrick Mwondela on keys, Nico Mauskoviç on drums and percussion, Stefan Lilov and JJ Whitefield on guitars, and Jacco Gardner on bass, who is also credited with producing the album alongside Witch. The album features collaborations with Keith Kabwe (Amanaz), Theresa Ng’ambi, Hanna Tembo, and Sampa The Great.   Recorded in the same studio in Zambia where the band’s sensational 1975 album Lazy Bones had been made some 46 years prior – DB Studios – Zango tells the story of the band’s phoenix-like rebirth into its current supergroup-like state. 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