Osibisa

Osibisa
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Genre: World
Styles: Worldbeat, Highlife, Afro-Pop
Group Members: Kiki Gyan, Gregg Kofi Brown
Biography: The brainchild of Teddy Osei, a Ghanaian sax player, composer, and drummer who came to London to study music, Osibisa was one of the first African bands to win worldwide popularity. Their mix of African (especially highlife) and Caribbean forms made them a sensation in the mid 70s and their popularity ...Read full biography
Osibisa
Released: 1971
Label: Repertoire
Critics' Rating:
Osibisa's self-titled album opened up their unique blend of African and Western styled music to a wider audience, charting in both the U.S. and Europe. Produced by Tony Visconti, Osibisa's extraordinary ...Read full review
Woyaya
Released: 1971
Label: Repertoire
Critics' Rating:
One side of this album has three jazzier, more improvisatonal cuts, the other a good sampling of the band's Afro-funk groove. ~ J. Poet, All Music Guide ...Read full review
More Osibisa albums: Main Albums (18), Compilations (17)
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