Saturday, February 5, 2022

Osibisa



















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.









Title:  Black Magic Night:  Live At The Royal Festival Hall (2021)

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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