Osibisa (album)
Encyclopedia
Osibisa is the eponymous debut album by British
Afro-pop band
Osibisa
released in 1971 by MCA
. Reissued in 2004 in a two-CD pack together with Woyaya by BGO Records.
United Kingdom
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Afro-pop band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
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.-History:...
released in 1971 by MCA
MCA Records
MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
. Reissued in 2004 in a two-CD pack together with Woyaya by BGO Records.
Track listing
Personnel
- Teddy Osei – tenor saxophone, flute, African drums, vocals
- Sol Amarfio – drums
- Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, kabasa
- Spartacus R (Roy Bedeau) – bass guitar, assorted percussion
- Wendell Richardson – lead guitar, vocals
- Robert Bailey – organ, piano, timbales
- Loughty Lasisi Amao – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, congas, percussion
Credits
- Producer – Tony ViscontiTony ViscontiAnthony Edward Visconti is an American record producer and sometimes a musician or singer.Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers; his lengthiest involvement with any artist is with David Bowie: intermittently from Bowie's 1969 album Space Oddity to 2003's Reality, Visconti...
- Engineer – John Punter
- Assistant - Martin Rushent
- Recorded at Air Studios, London, England
- Cover illustration – Roger DeanRoger DeanRoger Dean is an English artist, designer, architect, and publisher. He is best known for his work on posters and album covers for musicians, which he began painting in the late 1960s. The covers often feature exotic, fantasy landscapes...
- Cover design - Roughedge
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Billboard Hot 200 | 55 |