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Osibisa - Dance The Body Music (Vinyl)

Do You Know. Happy Children CD. Happy Children 2. We Want To Know Mo 3. Kotoku 4. Take Your Trouble - Go 5. Adwoa 6. Bassa Bassa 7. Somaja 8. The Dawn 2. Music for Gong Gong 3. Ayiko Bia 4. Akwaaba 5. Oranges 6. Phallus C 7. Think About the People Tracks of Disc 2 1. Beautiful Seven 2. Y Sharp 3. Spirits Up Above 4. Survival 5.

Move On 6. Rabiatu 7. Woyaya CD. Spirits up Above 4. Fire, A - Side Germany 5. Getting Hot, A - Side Germany The Dawn, A - Side Portugal , Adwoa, B - Side of Fire Germany , 4. Celebration, A - Side Germany , 5. Pata Pata, A - Side Germany , Ayiko Bia, A - Side Spain , In he persuaded Amarfio and Tontoh to join him in London, and Osibisa was born. In Osibisa performed at a special Zimbabwean independence celebration, and in were filmed onstage at the Marquee Club in London.

Changes in the music industry however punk and disco primarily meant declining sales for the band, and a series of label changes resulted. The band returned to Ghana to set up a recording studio and theatre complex to help younger highlife musicians. In the s their music was widely anthologised in many CD collections, most of them unauthorised and paying no royalties whatsoever to the band.

In Osei reformed the band, and many of their past releases began coming out legally on CD. The revitalised band remains active, although Osei has cut back his touring schedule due to the effects of a stroke. The name Osibisa was described in lyrics, album notes and interviews as meaning "criss-cross rhythms that explode with happiness" but it actually comes from " osibisaba " the Fante word for highlife.

He also had the chance to work with Kiki Gyan a few days before his death. Email address:. Thank You You have been subscribed to Amoeba newsletter. Sunshine Day. Music for Gong Gong. Welcome Home. The Dawn. Ayiko Bia. Nkosi Sikeleli Africa. Cherry Field. Coffee Song. Dance the Body Music. M12 CD Percy Jones. X CD Brand X. Overall Rating 0 Submissions. Log In Username or Email: Forgot your username? Password: Forgot your password?

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