Osibisa - Highlife! The Definitive Anthology (1971-1977)

Osibisa is a Ghanaian Afro-pop band, founded in London in 1969 by four
expatriate African and three Caribbean musicians.

The brainchild of Teddy Osei, a Ghanaian sax player, composer, who came to
London to study music, Osibisa was one of the first African bands to win
worldwide popularity. Their mix of African (especially highlife) and Caribbean
forms made them a sensation in the mid 70s and their popularity continues today.



The Definitive Anthology


The Very Best of 1971 - 1977



2 CDs / Compilation / 320Kbps



CD 1:

01 The Dawn

02 Music For Gong Gong

03 Who's Got The Paper

04 Densu

05 Bassa Bassa

06 The Coffee Song

07 Kelele

08 Chooboi (Heave Ho!)

09 Kotoku

10 Dance The Body Music

11 Woyaya (Live)

12 Sunshine Day

13 Ayiko Bia

14 Why

15 Beautiful Seven-Y Sharp (Live)


CD 2:

01 Osibirock

02 Fire

03 Think About The People

04 Kangaroo

05 Happy Children

06 Welcome Home

07 Oranges

08 Take Your Trouble... Go

09 Akwaaba

10 Spirits Up Above (Live)

11 Uhuru

12 Adwoa

13 African Jive

14 We Want To Know (Mo)

15 Seaside - Meditation

16 Somaja

17 Survival (Live)


The original line-up consisted of Teddy Osei (saxophone,flute, and vocals),
Mac Tontoh (trumpet and background vocals), Sol Amarfio (drums and backing vocals), all three from Ghana, Loughty Lassisi Amao (congas, percussion, and horns), from Nigeria, Robert Bailey (keyboards), from Trinidad, Spartacus R (bass), from Grenada, and Wendell Richardson (lead guitar and vocals) and together they were also known as "the beautiful seven."


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