5d8a1e7654 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. (Contributors) Charles Aniagolu: Osibisa - Living In The State Of Happy Vibes And Criss Cross Rhythms. The third album, Heads, features a cover by Mati Klarwein, famed for his covers for Santana (Abraxas) and Miles Davis (Bitches Brew). Their first two albums featured artwork (and logo) by famed progressive-rock artist Roger Dean (before he became famous for his artwork), depicting flying elephants which became the symbol for the band. Retrieved 2016-04-18. Literature[edit]. Osibisa had an energetic performance in India, at the November Fest 2010 on 28 November 2010 at the Corporation Kalaiarangam in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.[2]. The name Osibisa was described in lyrics, album notes and interviews as meaning "criss-cross rhythms that explode with happiness" but it actually comes from "osibisaba" the Fante word for highlife.[3][4] Their style influenced many of the emerging African musicians of the time and even now, as Ace Ghanaian hip hop music producer Hammer of The Last Two stated that his debut production, Obrafour's 'paemuka' album, the highest selling hiplife album to date was inspired by a single song (Welcome Home) by Osibisa. 1971 - "Music for Gong Gong" 1972 - "Wango Wango" 1972 - "Ana Bo 1" 1972 - "Move On" 1973 - "Prophets" 1973 - "Happy Children" 1974 - "Adwoa" 1974 - "Who's Got The Paper" 1975 - "The Warrior" 1975 - "Sunshine Day" 1976 - "Black Ant" 1976 - "Dance the Body Music" 1976 - "The Coffee Song" 1977 - "The Warrior" 1977 - "Black Out" 1978 - "Living Loving Feeling" 1980 - "Jumbo" 1980 - "Celebration" 1980 - "Oreba" 1980 - "I Feel Pata Pata" 1982 - "Move Your Body" 1985 - "Wooly Bully" 1996 - "Sunshine Day (radio edit)" 1997 - "Dance The Body Music" 1999 - "Survival" . Saxophone Teddy Osei (1937- ) Trumpet Mac Tontoh (born Kweku Adabanka Tonto, 1940-2010),[5][6] Colin Graham,[7] Kenny Welly Flute - Abdul Loughty Lasisi Amao ( -1988)[8] Trombone - Abdul Remiola Percussion, congas Kofi Ayivor, Nii Tagoe, Darko Adams 'Daku' Potato (1932-1995), Dinesh Pandit Drums Solomon "Sol" Amarfio (1938- ), KB, Frank Tontoh, Remi Kabaka, Robert Fordjour Keyboards Bessa Simons, Kwame Yeboah (1977- ), Chris Jerome, Emmmanuel Rentzos, Errol Reid, Kiki Gyan (a.k.a.
Changes in the music industry however (punk and disco primarily) meant declining sales for the band, and a series of label changes resulted. Line-ups[edit]. Singles[edit]. 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." In 1962 Osei moved to London to study music on a scholarship from the Ghanaian government. .. Recommendations Elements Of Life "Little Louie" Vega* Feat. Lloyd Bradley, Sounds Like London: 100 Years of Black Music in the Capital, 2013. Soundtrack (Billboard #159) 1973 - Happy Children (Billboard #202) 1974 - Osibirock (Billboard #175) 1975 - Welcome Home (Billboard #200) 1976 - Ojah Awake 1977 - Black Magic Night: Live at the Royal Festival Hall 1980 - Mystic Energy 1980 - Celebration 1981 - African Flight 1983 - Unleashed (live) 1984 - Live at The Marquee 1989 - Movements 1990 - African Criss Cross 1992 - Africa We Go Go (unauthorised) 1992 - Uhuru (unauthorised) 1992 - The Warrior (unauthorised) 1992 - Ayiko Bia (unauthorised) 1992 - Jambo (unauthorised) 1997 - Monsore 1998 - Live At Cropredy 2001 - Aka Kakra (Acoustic Live) 2003 - African Dawn, African Flight 2004 - Wango Wango 2005 - Blue Black Night (Live) (2 CDs) 2009 - Osee Yee . Credits Producer – Tony Visconti Notes Side A: From Decca album DL 75285 OSIBISA Side B: From Decca album DL 75327 WOYAYA Side A published by Leeds Music Corp.
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