Artist: Osibisa
Origin: London, England, Cross Ghana
Genre: Afro Rock, Afro Pop, African Traditions, Worldbeat, Highlife, Rock, Soul, Progressive Rock
Original line-up:
Teddy Osei: Saxophone
Wendell Richardson: Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals
Spartacus R: Bass
Robert Bailey: Keyboards
Sol Amarfio: Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Mac Tontoh: Trumpet
Lasisi Amao: Percussion, Tenor Saxophone
Osibisa are a Ghanaian-English Afro Rock Band, founded in London in 1969. They 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. They has been credited for introducing African Music to European and North American audiences, with their Fusion of African and Western Music Styles. Their style encompasses elements of Rock, Progressive Rock, Acid Rock, Latin Jazz, Afro-Funk, Jazz Fusion, Soul, Highlife, Reggae, Calypso and Pop. This style has been classified as Afro Rock, Progressive Rock, Afro Pop and Highlife.
Genre: Afro Rock, Afro Pop, African Traditions, Worldbeat, Highlife, Rock, Soul, Progressive Rock
Label: Prestige Elite Records
Rating: *****
Format: CD
Tracks:
1. Introduction: (1:39)
2. The Dawn (6:25)
3. Welcome Home (4:31)
4. Ayiko Bia (7:34)
5. Living, Loving Feeling (6:00)
6. Woyaya (6:45)
7. Ke Le Le (7:50)
8. Fire (7:01)
9. Music For Gong Gong (6:35)
10. Beautiful Seven-Y Sharp (6:28)
11. Sunshine Day (7:25)
12. Encore (6:49)
13. Survival (4:21)
Personnel:
Teddy Osei: Tenor, & Soprano Saxophone,Flute African Drums, Lead Vocals
Wendell Richardson: Lead Guitar, Dondo, Lead Vocals
Mike Odumosu: Bass, Bells, Vocals
Robert Bailey: Keyboards
Sol Amarfio: Drums, Cowbells, Congas, Vocals
Mac Tontoh: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Kabassa, Bells, Ratties, African Xylophone, Vocals
Daku (Potato) Adams: Congas, Percussion
SoniaLekjela: Backing Vocals
Ntobi Mdudu: Backing Vocals
Tiny Conco: Backing Vocals
Linda Conco: Backing Vocals
Black Magic Night: Live At The Royal Festival Hall is a live album by Osibisa, originally released in 1977 by Bronze Records, remastered and reissued on November 19, 2021 by Prestige Elite Records.
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