Osibisa

Osibisa perform at Hideaway
Friday, 3rd Jul 2015

Returning after their sell out gig with us during the London African Music Festival, these British pioneers of Afro-beat and godfathers of world music deliver their boisterous live set, featuring Teddy Osei one of the founding members!

Formed in London by three Ghanaian and three Caribbean musicians in 1969, Osibisa joined jazz, funk, Caribbean, R&B, Latin and African rhythms together to create something that changed the world. This legendary band have made 20 studio albums and played a central role in developing an awareness of African music among European and North American audiences from the 1970s to the current day.

The founder members were Teddy Osei (saxophone), Sol Amarfio (drums), Mac Tontoh (trumpet), Spartacus R, Robert Bailey (keyboards), Wendel Richardson (lead guitar) and Lasisi Amao (percussion & tenor sax).

Their major hits include 'Music for Gong Gong', 'Sunshine Day', 'Dance the Body Music,' 'Coffee Song' and “Woyaya” amongst many others.