WE INTEND TO CAUSE HAVOC
2019 | Dir Gio Arlotta | 88 mins | Czech | Italy | Zambia
The film follows the twenty-first century formation of WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) Zambia’s most popular rock band of the 1970s and leaders of the ground-breaking ‘Zamrock’ movement. Lead singer, Jagari, whose name is an Africanisation
of Mick Jagger’s, guides us through the band’s awakening to the sounds of the The Rolling Stones and the British Invasion bands of the 60s, which would see Jagari and the band develop their own unique blend of heavy psychedelic rock and African rhythms taking them to the pinnacle of Zambia’s music scene.
After an arrest, prison sentence and religious conversion Jagari ends up leading the
quiet life of a countryside quartz miner until a reunion and performances in front of adoring crowds on his first ever European tour, 40 years after his last album was released.
Soundtracked by WITCH’s distinctive sound, WITCH: We Intend to Cause Havoc features band members Emmanuel ‘Jagari’ Chanda, Patrick Mwondela, Victor Kasoma and Groovy Joe Kunda, along with young contemporary psychedelic musicians Jacco Gardner and Nik Mauskoviç.
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Distributor: Modern Films – No account required.
“The history of Zamrock, Africa’s great forgotten rockers” – Steve Rose in The Guardian