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The Zambian Mick Jagger

Jagari Chanda shot to fame as lead singer of a psychedelic band - but it wasn't to last

Emmanuel 'Jagari' Chanda rose to fame in Zambia in the 1970s as the lead singer of the psychedelic rock band Witch. He toured much of Southern Africa, and his onstage antics made him one of the biggest figures of the Zamrock scene. Regional conflict and the AIDs pandemic put an end to the Zamrock scene and Jagari spent many years in the wilderness, but now he's back on stage once again.

Image: Jagari Chanda's music band Witch
Credit: Gio Arlotta

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