Salty Dog was neither nautical nor … Their one and only album was filled with guilty pleasures that should have made them stars, but sadly didn't. Salty Dog was neither nautical nor … Salty Dog was one of the more obscure bands of the Zam Rock movement, started influenced by important groups of the era, such as Witch and Amanaz. Listen to albums and songs from Salty Dog. Having wanted to base the band around the concept of the force of life, Salty Dog was chosen as a result of being slang for SPERM. Join Napster and access full-length songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. Salty Dog, like many other bands from Zambia, was an acid fuzz rock band. When it came to record an album, the band toned down the rambunctious and did some soul searching. The eighth release on the Zambezi imprint, Salty Dog is one of the most obscure Zambian titles from the era. Confronted with Zambia’s post-independence hangover, they decided to craft a manifesto for the times and hang it on a new name. Confronted with Zambia’s post-independence hangover, they decided to craft a manifesto for the times and hang it on a new name. Rock band from Zambia 1. The self titled release is a combination of psychedelic, Zamrock, blues and folk, with all english songs. The group was formed in the mid-70s as a trio and released just an album in 1976, the small record Zambezi , disappearing after a few years . Salty Dog like many other bands from Zambia was an acid fuzz rock band influenced by Rolling Stones, Hendrix and Cream, while also mentioning Beatles, -although not much can be noticed from that-, besides some locals like Rikki Illongo & Alick Nkata. Salty Dog was a sleaze metal band that infused a Led Zeppelin style vocal delivery to their bluesy brand of rock'n'roll. 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