Osibisa ‎– Osibisa

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON MCA RECORDS 1980.

MCA-32 made in US.
Vinyl VG+. Cover VG+.
Osibisa's self-titled album opened up their unique blend of African and Western styled music to a wider audience, charting in both the U.S. and Europe. Produced by Tony Visconti, Osibisa's extraordinary merger of African drum beats, colorful rhythms, and rock-inspired keyboard and horn parts give it an expansive sound that infuses countless musical influences. Even the melodies take bits of rhythm & blues and modern rock and affix them to the accompanying percussion beats to come up with a contemporary feel with an avant-garde atmosphere. Tracks such as "Dawn," "Phallus C," and "Oranges" incorporate fragments of traditional jazz and jazz fusion mainly because of the flute and saxophone into their core, but then fashions the result to resemble the band's true heritage.
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Tracklist.

A1 The Dawn
A2 Music For Gong-Gong
A3 Ayiko Bia
B1 Akwaaba
B2 Oranges
B3 Phallus
B4 Think About The Peopl