Osibisa

Osibisa is a British Afro-pop band, founded in London in 1969 by four expatriate African and three Caribbean musicians. Osibisa were one of the first African bands to become widely popular, leading to claims of founding World Music. In Ghana in the 1950s, Teddy Osei (saxophone), 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 "Pete Pete. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

27/05/1971
Music For Gong Gong
Mimed Performance

LAST

22/12/1977
Living Loving Feeling
Mimed Performance

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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

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Artist Appearances

Episode	Performance
22/12/1977	Living Loving Feeling Mimed Performance
09/06/1977	The Warrior Mimed Performance
24/06/1976	Dance The Body Music Mimed Performance
10/06/1976	Dance The Body Music Mimed Performance
22/01/1976	Sunshine Day Mimed Performance
08/01/1976	Sunshine Day Mimed Performance
27/05/1971	Music For Gong Gong Mimed Performance

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