The Ultimate Collection (Osibisa album)
Encyclopedia
The Ultimate Collection is a 2-CD compilation by British
Afro-pop band
Osibisa
with studio and live versions of songs from their previous albums. Issued 1997 by Snapper Music
under license from Castle Copyrights Ltd.
United Kingdom
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Afro-pop band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
Osibisa
Osibisa
Osibisa is a British Afro-pop band, founded in London in 1969 by four expatriate African and three Caribbean musicians. Osibisa were one of the first African bands to become widely popular, leading to claims of founding World Music.-History:...
with studio and live versions of songs from their previous albums. Issued 1997 by Snapper Music
Snapper Music
Snapper Music is an independent record label founded in 1996 by former head of Castle Communications Jon Beecher, Dougie Dudgeon and funded by the late Mark Levinson from Palan Music Publishing. In 1999 Snapper broke away from its parent company in an MBO in association with ACT and CAI venture...
under license from Castle Copyrights Ltd.
Track listing
- All tracks Original Bronze Recordings licensed from Castle Copyrights Ltd.
- Tracks 1-3 and 5-6 © 1975, 8-12 © 1976 and 4 © 1977
- Tracks 1-8 Original Bronze Recordings and tracks 9-12 Original Pye Recordings licensed from Castle Copyrights Ltd.
- Tracks 1-8 © 1977 and 9-12 © 1980
Personnel
- Teddy Osei – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, African drums, lead vocals
- Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, kabassa, bells, vocals
- Sol Amarfio – drums, bongos, cowbells, congas, vocals
- Spartacus R – bass guitar
- Dell Richardson – lead guitar, vocals
- Robert Bailey – keyboards, timbales
- Kofi Ayivor – congas, percussion
- Jean Mandengue – bass guitar, percussion
- Kiki Gyan – keyboards, percussion, vocals
- Remi Kabaka – drums
- Loughty Lasisi Amao – tenor and baritone saxophones, congas, percussion
Curiosities
- Innersleeve liner notes bring interesting information: the credits of tracks Hamatten, Dawn and Woy Aya differ from previous spellings Hamattan, The Dawn and Woyaya.
- The writing credits range from Y Sharp show the full names of musicians Loughty Lasisi Amao, Robert McDonald Bailey, Solomon Amarfio (Sol), Roy O'Rielly Glasgow Bedeau (Spartacus R) and Whendell Korthrigh Richardson (Dell).
- Musician Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue has his name spelled Madengue in the innesleeve.