Tag: Rikki Ililonga and Musi-O-Tunya

Following our reissue of three essential albums (WITCH’s Introduction and Lazy Bones and Amanaz’s Africa) from the genre, we finally present our Dark Sunrise, an anthology of Zambian “Zamrock” godfather Rikki Ililonga and his groundbreaking band Musi-O-Tunya.

The anthology surveys Musi-O-Tunya’s rarely heard 7″ singles – not just the first psychedelic rock music, but the first pop music independently released in Zambia – their debut album Wings of Africa and follows Ililonga’s solo career in its first stages, with his Zambia and Sunshine Love albums.

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Download: Rikki Ililonga and Musi-O-Tunya “Dark Sunrise.”

We mentioned to you that we were producing an anthology of Zambian “Zamrock” godfather Rikki Ililonga and his groundbreaking Musi-O-Tunya band. The anthology – as a 2 CD, hardbound book edition and a 3 LP box set – is now in production. The anthology surveys Musi-O-Tunya’s first 7″ singles – the first psychedelic rock music released in Zambia – their debut album Wings of Africa and follows Ililonga’s solo career in its first stages, with his Zambia and Sunshine Love albums.

This anthology is scheduled for a fall 2010 release.