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Uhuru (album)
''Uhuru'' is a compilation version of the album ''Welcome Home (Osibisa album), Welcome Home'' (1975) by United Kingdom, British Afro rock musical ensemble, band Osibisa, released in 1992 by Soundwings Records (MC-102.1076-2) and distributed by Serenade S.A., Barcelona, Spain. The CD duplicates the ''Welcome Home'' album (in unmastered fidelity) with the addition of one track from an Osibisa live video. Track listing All songs written by Teddy Osei, Mac Tontoh and Sol Amarfio, except ''The Dawn'' written by Teddy Osei and Sol Amarfio. Sources *Tracks 1–9 from ''Welcome Home (Osibisa album)'' (1975) *Track 10 from live concert video (Marquee Club, 1983) Personnel Release includes no musician credits References *All information gathered from back CD cover ''Uhuru'' (Copyright © 1992 Soundwings Records MC-102.1076-2).audio-music.info {{Authority control 1992 compilation albums Osibisa albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osibisa
Osibisa is a Ghanaian-Caribbean Afro rock band founded in London in the late 1960s by four expatriate West African and three London-based Caribbean musicians. Osibisa was 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, and was largely responsible for the establishment of world music and Afro-rock as a marketable genre. The original band that featured on the first three studio albums was universally known as the "Beautiful Seven", also a song on their album '' Woyaya''. History 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 "(I Feel) Pata Pata". In 1962, Osei moved to London to study music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa We Go Go
''Africa We Go Go'' is a compilation album by British Afro rock band Osibisa released in 1992 by Soundwings Records (MC-102.1075-2) and distributed by Serenade S.A., Barcelona, Spain. Track listing All songs written by Teddy Osei, Mac Tontoh and Sol Amarfio, except ''Woyaya'' written by Sol Amarfio. Sources *Tracks 1–5, 8, 10 from ''African Flight'' (1981) *Tracks 6–7, 9, 11 from ''African Criss Cross'' (1990) Personnel *Teddy Osei Francis Osei (17 December 1935 – 14 January 2025), known as Teddy Osei, was a Ghanaian musician who was a saxophone player, drummer and vocalist, and best known as the leader of the Afro-pop band Osibisa, founded in 1969. Born in Kumasi, Osei ... – Saxophone *Sol Amarfio – Drums *Mac Tontoh – Trumpet *Spartacus R – Bass *Robert Bailey – Keyboards *Wendel Richardson – Lead Guitar *Loughty Lasisi Amao – Percussion, Tenor Saxophone *Kiki Djan – Percussion *Daku 'Potato' Adams – Percussion References *All information gathe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Warrior (Osibisa Album)
''The Warrior'' is a compilation version of the album '' Ojah Awake'' (1976) by British Afro rock band Osibisa Osibisa is a Ghanaian-Caribbean Afro rock band founded in London in the late 1960s by four expatriate West African and three London-based Caribbean musicians. Osibisa was the most successful and longest lived of the African-heritage bands in ..., released in 1992 by Soundwings Records MC-102.1075-2 and distributed by Serenade S.A., Barcelona, Spain. The CD duplicates the ''Ojah Awake'' album (in unmastered fidelity) with the addition of a track dubbed from an Osibisa video. Track listing Sources *Tracks 1–9 from '' Ojah Awake'' (1976) *Track 10 from live concert video (Marquee Club, 1983) Personnel Release includes no musician credits References *All information gathered from back CD cover ''The Warrior'' (Copyright © 1992 Soundwings Records MC-102.1077-2).audio-music.info {{DEFAULTSORT:Warrior 1992 compilation albums Osibisa albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welcome Home (Osibisa Album)
''Welcome Home'' is the seventh studio album by British Afro rock band Osibisa released in 1975 by Island Records ILPS 9355. Issued in 1997 CD format by Red Steel Music Ltd. RMC 0208. Track listing Personnel * Teddy Osei – African drums, flute, percussion, tenor and soprano saxophones, vocals * Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, didjeridu, prensa * Sol Amarfio – drums, percussion, bells, bongos, congas * Kofi Ayivor – congas, percussion * Kiki Gyan – clavinet, keyboards, organ, piano, vocals * Mike Odumusu – bass guitar, vocals * Wendell Richardson – guitar, acoustic guitar, lead vocals * Ray Allen – vibraphone * Robert Bailey – vibraphone * Barbara Thompson – vibraphone * Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue – bass guitar on "Uhuru" * Paul Golly – rhythm guitars on "Uhuru" * Producer – Gerry Bron * Engineer – Ashley Howe * Recorded at the Roundhouse Recording Studios, London * Cover painting – Ian Emes * Remastering – Mike Brown & Robert M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afro Rock
Afro rock is a rock music genre that fuses Western rock instrumentation with traditional African musical elements, which emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Influences Afro rock draws heavily from traditional African music styles and genres, including Afrobeat, Highlife, Jùjú, and Soukous. It is also influenced by Western musical styles such as psychedelic rock, funk, and blues. Prominent Western artists and bands like The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, and La Fayette contributed to the development of Afro rock through their avant-garde approaches to rock music. In the late 1960s, bands including the Super Eagles and Psychedelic Aliens made important developments to the genre. Fela Kuti, a Nigerian musician and activist, played an important role in the genesis of Afro rock through his influence on the development of Afrobeat, a genre incorporating elements from both traditional African music with jazz and funk. The lyrical content of the genre commonly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musical Ensemble
A musical ensemble, also known as a music group, musical group, or a band is a group of people who perform Instrumental music, instrumental and/or vocal music, with the ensemble typically known by a distinct name. Some music ensembles consist solely of instrumentalists, such as the jazz quartet or the orchestra. Other music ensembles consist solely of singers, such as choirs and doo wop, doo-wop groups. In both popular music and classical music, there are ensembles in which both instrumentalists and singers perform, such as the Band (rock and pop), rock band or the Baroque chamber group for basso continuo (harpsichord and cello) and one or more singers. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families (such as piano, strings (music), strings, and wind instruments) or group instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles (e.g., string quartet) or wind ensembles (e.g., wind quintet). Some ensembles blend the sounds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Osei
Francis Osei (17 December 1935 – 14 January 2025), known as Teddy Osei, was a Ghanaian musician who was a saxophone player, drummer and vocalist, and best known as the leader of the Afro-pop band Osibisa, founded in 1969. Born in Kumasi, Osei was introduced to musical instruments while still a child. He began to play the saxophone while attempting to create a band with his college friends in the coastal city of Sekondi. After graduating from college, he worked as a building inspector for a year before creating a band called "The Comets." The Comets enjoyed brief popularity before Osei travelled to London in 1962. He received a grant from the Ghanaian government to study at a private music and drama school for three years, before being forced to leave by a regime change in Ghana. In 1969, he founded Osibisa along with several other musicians. The band remained popular through the 1970s, before experiencing a decline, although it continues to perform today. Background Osei was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Compilation Albums
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra Hatra (; (); ) was an ancient Arab city in Upper Mesopotamia located in present-day eastern Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. The ruins of the city lie northwest of Baghdad and southwest of Mosul. It is considered the richest archaeologi ... in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and Legio III Parthica, III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
