For band member Rufus Maculuve, the concert is symbolic, paying tribute to his deceased colleagues and providing an opportunity to reflect on the 30 years. In this return to the stage of the ...

Ghanaian music legend who founded Afro-rock band Osibisa dies Osibisa was one of the first African bands to gain international recognition, in the 1970s.

The legendary Teddy Osei, renowned for his role in the Afro-pop band Osibisa, was laid to rest following a body viewing and final funeral rites held at his family residence in Chiriapatre, Kumasi ...

A tribute concert in honour of legendary musician and founder of Osibisa band, Teddy Osei has been scheduled for tonight, April 4 at the SG Mall, Top High, Kumasi. The free-admission show which is ...

Francis Teddy Osei, founder and leader of the legendary Afro-rock band Osibisa will be honoured with a full state funeral on Friday, April 4, 2025 in recognition of his immense contributions to ...

In 1962, Taylor brought a different group, the Black Star Highlife Band, to the UK, where he studied at London’s Eric Gilder School of Music and explored new genres and studio techniques.

As the band explain, “Rockstone is known for his use of samples of the Afrobeat king Fela Kuti, along with collaborations with Shaggy”. Conga player and percussionist Kuntu, known to his friends in ...

Featured that night was the Bessa Simons Band, led by a former member of Osibisa, one of Ghana’s most internationally known highlife bands. I first heard Osibisa in the Bay Area club scene in the ...

The one-week celebration of the late Teddy Osei, a founding member of the legendary Ghanaian music group Osibisa, is set to take place on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at his family home in ...

That very same year, the band followed their debut with the record Wɔyaya, which, again, reached number 11 on the album charts. Although, admittedly, their commercial appeal took a steady downturn ...