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Uhuru (album)
''Uhuru'' is a compilation version of the album '' Welcome Home'' (1975) by British Afro rock band Osibisa, released in 1992 by Soundwings Records (MC-102.1076-2) and distributed by Serenade S.A., Barcelona, Spain. The CD duplicates the ''Welcome Home'' album (in unmastered fidelity) with the addition of one track from an Osibisa live video. Track listing All songs written by Teddy Osei, Mac Tontoh and Sol Amarfio, except ''The Dawn'' written by Teddy Osei and Sol Amarfio. Sources *Tracks 1-9 from ''Welcome Home (Osibisa album) ''Welcome Home'' is the seventh studio album by British Afro rock band Osibisa released in 1975 by Island Records ILPS 9355. Issued in 1997 CD format by Red Steel Music Ltd. RMC 0208. Track listing Charts Personnel * Teddy Osei – Afri ...'' (1975) *Track 10 from live concert video (Marquee Club, 1983) Personnel Release includes no musician credits References *All information gathered from back CD cover ''Uhuru'' (Copyright © 1992 Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osibisa
Osibisa are a Ghanaian-British Afro-Rock band founded in London in the late 1960s by four expatriate West African and three London based Caribbean musicians. Osibisa were the most successful and longest lived of the African-heritage bands in London, alongside such contemporaries as Assagai, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Demon Fuzz, Black Velvet and Noir, and were largely responsible for the establishment of world music and Afro-Rock as a marketable genre. The original band which featured on the first three studio albums were universally known as the Beautiful Seven. History In Ghana in the 1950s, Teddy Osei (saxophone), Soloman (Sol) Amarfio (drums), Mamon Shareef, and Farhan Freere (flute) played in a highlife band called The Star Gazers. They left to form the Comets, with Osei's brother Mac Tontoh on trumpet, and scored a hit in West Africa with their 1958 song "(I Feel) Pata Pata". In 1962, Osei moved to London to study music on a scholarship from the Ghanaian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa We Go Go
''Africa We Go Go'' is a compilation album by British Afro rock band Osibisa released in 1992 by Soundwings Records (MC-102.1075-2) and distributed by Serenade S.A., Barcelona, Spain. Track listing All songs written by Teddy Osei, Mac Tontoh and Sol Amarfio, except ''Woyaya'' written by Sol Amarfio. Sources *Tracks 1-5, 8, 10 from ''African Flight'' (1981) *Tracks 6-7, 9, 11 from ''African Criss Cross'' (1990) Personnel *Teddy Osei Teddy Osei (born December 1937) is a musician and saxophone player from Ghana. Osei is best known as the leader of the Afro-pop band Osibisa, founded in 1969. Born in Kumasi, Osei was introduced to musical instruments while still a child. He began ... - Saxophone *Sol Amarfio - Drums *Mac Tontoh - Trumpet *Spartacus R - Bass *Robert Bailey - Keyboards *Wendel Richardson - Lead Guitar *Loughty Lasisi Amao - Percussion, Tenor Saxophone *Kiki Djan - Percussion *Daku 'Potato' Adams – Percussion References *All information gathered from back CD co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Warrior (Osibisa Album)
''The Warrior'' is a compilation version of the album ''Ojah Awake'' (1976) by British Afro rock band Osibisa, released in 1992 by Soundwings Records MC-102.1075-2 and distributed by Serenade S.A., Barcelona, Spain. The CD duplicates the ''Ojah Awake'' album (in unmastered fidelity) with the addition of a track dubbed from an Osibisa video. Track listing Sources *Tracks 1-9 from ''Ojah Awake ''Ojah Awake'' is an album by Ghanaian Afro rock band Osibisa released in 1976 by Island Records ILPS 9411. Issued in 1995 CD format by AIM Records (AIM 1056 CD). Track listing Personnel * Teddy Osei – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, ...'' (1976) *Track 10 from live concert video (Marquee Club, 1983) Personnel Release includes no musician credits References *All information gathered from back CD cover ''The Warrior'' (Copyright © 1992 Soundwings Records MC-102.1077-2).audio-music.info {{DEFAULTSORT:Warrior 1992 compilation albums Osibisa albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome Home (Osibisa Album)
''Welcome Home'' is the seventh studio album by British Afro rock band Osibisa released in 1975 by Island Records ILPS 9355. Issued in 1997 CD format by Red Steel Music Ltd. RMC 0208. Track listing Charts Personnel * Teddy Osei – African drums, flute, percussion, tenor and soprano saxophones, vocals * Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, didjeridu, prensa * Sol Amarfio – drums, percussion, bells, bongos, congas * Kofi Ayivor - congas, percussion * Kiki Gyan – clavinet, keyboards, organ, piano, vocals * Mike Odumusu – bass guitar, vocals * Wendell Richardson – guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals * Ray Allen – vibraphone * Robert Bailey – vibraphone * Barbara Thompson – vibraphone * Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue – bass guitar on "Uhuru" * Paul Golly – rhythm guitars on "Uhuru" * Producer – Gerry Bron * Engineer – Ashley Howe * Recorded at the Roundhouse Recording Studios, London * Cover painting – Ian Emes References * All information g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afro Rock
Afro rock is a style of rock music with West African influences. Afro rock bands and artists in the late 1960s and early 1970s included Osibisa, Assagai and Lafayette Afro Rock Band. Style The style relies on the use of rock string instruments (electric guitars and electric bass) and guitar effects like wah wah pedal. Songs are based around a rock chordal structure and progression with a horn section, and keyed instruments such as electric piano, organ (music), organ, and clavinet. The rhythmic elements of the music are drums and bass, but other characteristically African and Afro-Cuban elements are the percussion instruments including congas, bongos, claves, whistles and other Latin percussion. Late 1960s, Super Eagles and Psychedelic Aliens were roots of afro rock. Osibisa and Assagai were founded in England. Afro rock musicians *Osibisa *Assagai *Lafayette Afro Rock Band *Cymande *Demon Fuzz *Blo (band), Blo *MATATA [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Ensemble
A musical ensemble, also known as a music group or musical group, is a group of people who perform instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra. Other music ensembles consist solely of singers, such as choirs and doo wop groups. In both popular music and classical music, there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform, such as the rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo ( harpsichord and cello) and one or more singers. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families (such as piano, strings, and wind instruments) or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles (e.g., string quartet) or wind ensembles (e.g., wind quintet). Some ensembles blend the sounds of a variety of instrument families, such as the orchestra, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Osei
Teddy Osei (born December 1937) is a musician and saxophone player from Ghana. Osei is best known as the leader of the Afro-pop band Osibisa, founded in 1969. Born in Kumasi, Osei was introduced to musical instruments while still a child. He began to play the saxophone while attempting to create a band with his college friends in the coastal city of Sekondi. After graduating from college, he worked as a building inspector for a year before creating a band called "The Comets." The Comets enjoyed brief popularity before Osei traveled to London in 1962. He received a grant from the Ghanaian government to study at a private music and drama school for three years, before being forced to leave by a regime change in Ghana. In 1969, he founded Osibisa along with several other musicians. The band remained popular through the 1970s, before experiencing a decline, although it continues to perform today. Personal life Osei was born in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti region of Ghana. At birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Compilation Albums
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