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Does anyone recall them? I think I saw 'em live in 1973 or somesuch!!!!!

>>By nonyeb (Monday, 29 Oct 2007 04:23)

no,what are they like?

>>By scarletnikki (Monday, 29 Oct 2007 20:20)

I used to have one of their albums back in about 1975-I didn't know they were still around. That album was very rhythmic jazz with a heavy bass beat-good stuff at the time. I would be interested in hearing about some of their new music.

>>By 21pinetree (Monday, 12 Nov 2007 02:21)

http://wc02.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll

Well, it was Afro music, apparently influenced by "Highlife" & Caribbean forms as AMG points out. The instrumentation was Western (Guitars, drums, horns) & they dressed in highly colourful African style. The music had a joyous, upbeat tone on the whole.

>>By nonyeb (Monday, 12 Nov 2007 21:37)

Wendell Richardson, the guitarist joined FREE for their '73 tour after Kossoff quit

>>By MigrantWing (Wednesday, 14 Nov 2007 23:57)

I still own a vinyl copy of "Osibisa". I purchased it in the last half of the '70's.

>>By headrush77 (Saturday, 24 Nov 2007 17:47)

I'm impressed to hear that they were known in the US. I wonder if any of them are still very active in music?

>>By nonyeb (Saturday, 24 Nov 2007 18:57)

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