Osibisa

This is Osibisa’s self-titled first album, released in 1971.  It has an added artistic bonus with cover art by Roger Dean. Although the group formed in London in 1969, the band members hailed from Africa & the Caribbean: Teddy Osei (tenor saxophone), Sol Amarfio (drums), Mac Tontoh (trumpet, flugelhorn) from …

War – The World is a Ghetto

Time for some real latin-tinged funk.  Released in 1972, War’s The World is a Ghetto is their third album after Eric Burdon departed.  Many feel it is their best album, and I agree.  If you know War from “Spill the Wine”, “Low Rider” and “The Cisco Kid”, I believe you’ll …