One For The Weekend: Ngozi Family w/ Chrissy Zebby Tembo

Here's another Zambian Copperbelt ripper from the Ngozi Family, the fave Zamrock group of Chisenga and Tyler The (re) Creator!

Here's the scoop...

“Zambia's Zamrock movement that exploded in the 1970s ... provided young musicians access to European and American music, and created a unique sound. At its root, Zamrock melded fuzz-toned psychedelia, chugging garage rock and roiling funk with a broad mix of African cadences and beats.... enlivening a scene that included bands like Musi O Tunya, Amanaz and the Ngozi Family.” — The New York Times

Zamrock was a bona-fide rock scene, with albums released through independent labels based in Zambia. This music scene was complete, encompassing the genres of rock, acid folk, fusion, Afro-beat, South African jazz and traditional Zambian melodies. It quickly became a uniquely Zambian movement, befitting of its name. WITCH, Paul Ngozi and Amanaz sound nothing like other rock music from the African continent or elsewhere.

Now-Again has been reissuing the essential records from the Zamrock scene since 2010. This is the first commercial release of this Ngozi Family album that only ever made it to the test-press stage - it is part of an extensive campaign centered around Paul Ngozi and his band; all releases are licensed directly from the Estates of Paul Ngozi and Chrissy Zebby Tembo.

The Weeknd shares Dawn FM sleeve and "Sacrifice" video

The Weeknd's new album Dawn FM (feat. Jim Carrey!) is out Jan 7th. Check out the video for "Sacrifice" created by Cliqua.  

Here's the scoop...

The Weeknd has officially announced his next album, Dawn FM, set to arrive on Friday, January 7th.   Alongside a trailer for the project (see below) and the reveal of the album cover, The Weeknd announced that the “sonic experience” – produced by The Weeknd, Swedish House Mafia and Max Martin – will feature Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Oneohtrix Point Never, and Jim Carrey.

As a part of the album rollout, The Weeknd will appear in “103.5 Dawn FM”, a live stream experience which will air exclusively on the Amazon Music channel on Twitch and in the Amazon Music app beginning at 9 p.m. PST on January 6th.

Of the live stream event, The Weeknd explains “The power of the 103.5 Dawn FM experience is that maximum fulfillment comes when all who hear it are tuned in at the same time.”

Dawn FM will be available everywhere on Friday, January 7th. Watch the album release trailer below followed by the flashy video for "Sacrifice" (which comes which comes with epileptic seizure warnings due to strobe effects) created by the L.A.-based Cliqua duo of Raul 'RJ' Sanchez & Pasqual Gutierrez behind popular clips for J.Balvin, Rosalia and Bad Bunny. For those prepared to see The Weeknd go darker still, check out Maltida Finn's clip for "Gasoline."