Witch (Zamrock band)

WITCH
in 2024 at WOMAD
Background information
Origin	Kitwe, Copperbelt, Zambia
Genres	Zamrock blues-rock garage rock psychedelic rock
Years active	1972–1984, 2011–present
Labels	Now-Again, Partisan
Members	Emanyeo "Jagari" Chanda Patrick Mwondela Jacco Gardner Nico Mauskoviç Stefan Lilov JJ Whitefield
Past members	John "Music" Muma Gideon "Giddy King" Mulenga Boyd "Star MacBoyd" Sinkala Chris "Kims" Mbewe Paul "Jones" Mumba Patrick Chisembele Peter Lungu Shaddick Bwalya Emmanuel Makulu Christine Jackson
Website	https://weintendtocausehavoc.com/

Witch (often stylized as WITCH or W.I.T.C.H.) are a Zamrock band formed in the 1970s. Widely seen as the most popular Zambian band of the 1970s, WITCH (a backronym for "We Intend To Cause Havoc"), was headed by lead vocalist Emanuel "Jagari" Chanda. The band formed during Zambia's post-independence golden days, but by the late 1970s, economic collapse and increasing government authoritarianism saw WITCH, like most Zamrock bands, fading away.^[1] The band was revived in 2012 after reissues of their records became popular abroad.