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Music Appreciation

highplainsdem

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1. Fine band, creating very evocative music. They had their greatest chart success in 1971 with

Reply to B.See (Original post)

Wed Aug 2, 2023, 10:03 AM

Aug 2023

their first two albums, Osibisa and Woyaya, both produced by Tony Visconti - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181809938 . The videos here are for tracks on albums produced by Peter Gallen a couple of years later.

I said the last time their music was posted here that I'd post about what Tony had said about them in his memoirs, but then I forgot. Will look for that later. Both albums he produced for them reached #11 on the UK charts.

There are still two members of the band - lead singer Teddy Osei and keyboardist Robert Bailey - from that original lineup. Osei is 85 now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osibisa

http://www.osibisa.co.uk/about.html

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Fine band, creating very evocative music. They had their greatest chart success in 1971 with highplainsdem Aug 2023 #1

Thanks for the info. B.See Aug 2023 #2

Those must've been incredible shows! Sorry I'm late checking what producer highplainsdem Aug 2023 #4

Just found a Guardian article from 2 years ago with more info & a different age for Teddy, highplainsdem Aug 2023 #5

Those Were Cool! ProfessorGAC Aug 2023 #3