Osibisa

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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27/05/1971
Music For Gong Gong
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LAST

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

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