Ngozi Family: Gate Crash '78 (Vinyl 2xLP)
This RSD 2026 item is not available for pre-order and will be sold in-store only from 8AM on Record Store Day (18/04/26). Any remaining copies will be available online from 8PM on 20/04/26.
Only ever test pressed and never commercially released, Now-Again presents the ultimate Zamrock rarity and an essential entry from Zambian guitarist and bandleader Paul Ngozi’s catalogue.
Zamrock was a bona-fide rock scene: on the African continent, only Nigeria can claim one so comprehensive, and Nigeria’s was largely catalysed and funded by subsidiaries of the European major labels - Zamrock was as independent as its newlynamed country, formerly known as Northern Rhodesia - Zamrock is startling in its completeness, especially for a scene that emerged, unfurled, and disappeared so quickly.
From Musi-0-Tunya's fusion of Fela's Afro-beat, Hendrix's rock, South African jazz and traditional Zambian melodies and rhythms to Salty Dog's acid folk/rock, Zambia's rock scene contained all of rock's subgenres - Zamrock was much more than an imitation of American and European rock music: 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 - Zamrock came from a nation's youth carrying forth the momentum of a political and social revolution with a musical revolution that maintained the fiery power of early rock-in the mid-to late-'70s. From that era, Zamrock's energy is matched only by the Punk and Hip Hop scenes in England and America.
Now-Again now issues this never before released full-length which includes an 8 page booklet, filled with rare photos and details on the Ngozi Family’s musical journey, for Record Store Day 2026.
- Apongozi
- Jealousy
- Poem Writer
- Munzanga
- Gate Crash
- Easy Baby
- Bukoko
- Tikonde Alendo
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This RSD 2026 item is not available for pre-order and will be sold in-store only from 8AM on Record Store Day (18/04/26). Any remaining copies will be available online from 8PM on 20/04/26.
Only ever test pressed and never commercially released, Now-Again presents the ultimate Zamrock rarity and an essential entry from Zambian guitarist and bandleader Paul Ngozi’s catalogue.
Zamrock was a bona-fide rock scene: on the African continent, only Nigeria can claim one so comprehensive, and Nigeria’s was largely catalysed and funded by subsidiaries of the European major labels - Zamrock was as independent as its newlynamed country, formerly known as Northern Rhodesia - Zamrock is startling in its completeness, especially for a scene that emerged, unfurled, and disappeared so quickly.
From Musi-0-Tunya's fusion of Fela's Afro-beat, Hendrix's rock, South African jazz and traditional Zambian melodies and rhythms to Salty Dog's acid folk/rock, Zambia's rock scene contained all of rock's subgenres - Zamrock was much more than an imitation of American and European rock music: 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 - Zamrock came from a nation's youth carrying forth the momentum of a political and social revolution with a musical revolution that maintained the fiery power of early rock-in the mid-to late-'70s. From that era, Zamrock's energy is matched only by the Punk and Hip Hop scenes in England and America.
Now-Again now issues this never before released full-length which includes an 8 page booklet, filled with rare photos and details on the Ngozi Family’s musical journey, for Record Store Day 2026.
- Apongozi
- Jealousy
- Poem Writer
- Munzanga
- Gate Crash
- Easy Baby
- Bukoko
- Tikonde Alendo
