Osibisa
Osibisa are a Ghanaian-British Afro-rock band founded in London in the late 1960s by four expatriate West African and three London based Caribbean musicians. Osibisa were the most successful and longest lived of the African-heritage bands in London, alongside such contemporaries as Assagai, Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath, Demon Fuzz, Black Velvet and Noir, and were largely responsible for the establishment of world music and Afro-Rock as a marketable genre. The original band which featured on the first three studio albums were universally known as the Beautiful Seven. |
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1970 - 1972
Roles Represented in DAHR: performer
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 34 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 15893 | 11/29/1971 | Beautiful 7 | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 15894 | 11/29/1971 | Y sharp | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 15895 | 11/29/1971 | Spirits up above | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 15896 | 11/29/1971 | Survival | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 15897 | 11/29/1971 | Move on | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 15898 | 11/29/1971 | Rabiato | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 15899 | 11/29/1971 | W'yaya | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 15924 | 3/31/1971 | Music for gong gong | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 15925 | 1/6/1972 | Woyaya | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 15926 | 11/29/1971 | Woyaya | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 16011 | 1972 | Move on | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 16012 | 1972 | Survival | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | L 16061 | Survival | Osibisa | performer | ||||
| Decca | LN 1463 | 3/31/1971 | The dawn | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1464 | 3/31/1971 | Music for gong gong | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1465 | 3/31/1971 | Ayiko bia | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1466 | 3/31/1971 | Akwaaba | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1467 | 3/31/1971 | Oranges | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1468 | 3/31/1971 | Phallus C | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1469 | 3/31/1971 | Think about the people | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1667 | 06/00/1972 | Wango wango | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1668 | 06/00/1972 | Agord | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1669 | June 1970 | [Unknown title(s)] | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1670 | June 1972 | Wango wango | Osibisa | performer | |||
| Decca | LN 1671 | June 1972 | Ana-bo | Osibisa | performer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Osibisa," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108060.
Osibisa. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108060.
"Osibisa." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Osibisa (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94065308
Wikidata: Osibisa - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1890473
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/306406958
MusicBrainz: Osibisa - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b1355867-16a1-4863-ae3b-6a8be122eaaa
Fast: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/698632 - http://id.worldcat.org/fast/698632
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