The film follows the 21st Century formation of WITCH (We Intend To Cause Havoc) Zambia's most popular rock band of the 1970s, and documents the life of its lead singer, Jagari, whose name is an Africanisation of Mick Jagger's.
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An entertaining insight into a world that got left behind by the twin forces of post-colonial hyperinflation and disco.| Read in full: WITCH: We Intend To Cause Havoc film review We Love Cinema
Jagari remains a lively and charismatic presence, however, and he seems to visibly rejuvenate as he is reacquainted with veterans of the Zamrock scene, including guitarist Victor Kasoma, a polio survivor in a wheelchair not averse to playing with his teeth, Hendrix-style.The Guardian
Jagari’s magnetic present-day presence is thankfully able to make up for this lack of footage. You never doubt at all that this man was a capital-S star.Little White Lies
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