Exploring the story of Osibisa, a band which sparked up during the 1960s from a blending of Ghanaian highlife music along ...
The death of Osibisa’s charismatic bandleader Teddy Osei is the end of an era for a generation that broke the barriers for ...
Bessa Simons has eulogised Teddy Osei as a musical great who played a crucial role in shaping and promoting Ghanaian music.
With him leading the charge, Teddy Osei and the Osibisa Band travelled the world, met Heads of State and royalty, signed ...
Released in 1971, the African-tinged record pioneered what would become world music, and took prog into fresh new waters too.
Osibisa received global recognition. Their debut album ‘Osibisa’ (1971) reached no 11 in the UK, no 13 in Australia and no 55 in the USA. The second album ‘Woyaya’ (1971) reached no 15 in ...
Ghanaian music legend and saxophonist Teddy Osei, who founded the Afro-rock band Osibisa, has died aged 88. The talented drummer and vocalist passed away in London on Tuesday. He was "an important ...
Ghanaian music legend and saxophonist Teddy Osei, who founded the Afro-rock band Osibisa, has died aged 88. The talented drummer and vocalist passed away in London on Tuesday. He was "an important ...
Ghanaian music icon Teddy Osei of Osibisa fame has died at the age of 88. News of his death was confirmed by President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Bessa Simons, on Tuesday, January 14, ...
Back then I’d put my name on albums – say, ‘Mick Rooney, album number 126, 17th February, 1971.’ Recently I befriended a guy with a secondhand stall in Glasgow – turns out he and his mates had bought ...