Welcome Home (Osibisa album)
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Welcome Home is the sixth studio album by British
Afro-pop band
Osibisa
released in 1975 by Island Records
ILPS 9355. Issued in 1997 CD format by Red Steel Music Ltd. RMC 0208.
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:...
released in 1975 by Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
ILPS 9355. Issued in 1997 CD format by Red Steel Music Ltd. RMC 0208.
Track listing
Personnel
- Teddy Osei – African drums, flute, percussion, tenor and soprano saxophones, vocals
- Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, percussion, didjeridu, prensa
- Sol Amarfio – drums, percussion, bells, bongos, congas
- Kofi Ayivor - congas, percussion
- Kiki Gyan – clavinet, keyboards, organ, piano, clarinet
- Mike Odumusu – bass guitar, vocals
- Wendell Richardson – guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
- Ray Allen – vibraphone
- Robert Bailey – vibraphone
- Barbara Thompson – vibraphone
- Jean-Karl Dikoto Mandengue – bass guitar in Uhuru
- Paul Golly – rhythm guitars in Uhuru
Credits
- Producer – Gerry BronGerry BronGerald L. Bron is an English record producer and band manager. In his early days, he managed the Bonzo Dog Band.Bron is the brother of actress Eleanor Bron. His family is Jewish. He is also of Eastern European origin...
- Engineer – Ashley Howe
- Recorded at the Roundhouse Recording Studios, London
- Cover painting – Ian Emes
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... |
200 |