Global InformationAmanaz information
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| Origin | Kitwe, Zambia |
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| Labels | Zambia Music Parlour, Now-Again (reissue) |
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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]
Past members include Keith Kabwe, Isaac Mpofu, John Kanyepa, Jerry Mausala and Watson Lungu.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Deming, Mark. "Africa - Amanaz". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ Chanda, Davies M.M (8 August 2014). "When Amanaz Band's beats rocked Europe". Times of Zambia. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2019-01-13.