Osibisa

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Years Active
1969 – present (57 years)
Founded In
London, England, United Kingdom
Osibisa is a British Afro-rock 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." In 1962 Osei moved to London to study musi… read more
Osibisa is a British Afro-rock 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 … read more
Osibisa is a British Afro-rock 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 ba… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track The Best of Sunshine Day
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 92 listeners
2 Play track The Best Of Osibisa Woyaya
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 37 listeners
3 Play track The Very Best of Osibisa Dance the Body Music
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4 Play track The Very Best of Osibisa Welcome Home
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5 Play track Osibisa Music For Gong Gong
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6 Play track The Best Of Osibisa The Dawn
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 13 listeners
7 Play track Osibisa Ayiko Bia
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8 Play track Woyaya Survival
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9 Play track Woyaya Spirits Up Above
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10 Play track The Best of Fire
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Albums

  1. 22,586 listeners

    1973 · 9 tracks

    The Best Of Osibisa
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  2. 6,304 listeners

    1 Jan 1971 · 7 tracks

    Woyaya
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  3. 5,938 listeners

    1 Jan 1971 · 7 tracks

    Osibisa
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  4. 5,069 listeners

    1976 · 9 tracks

    Ojah Awake
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