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 …
The Bureau is Andy Growcott (percussion), Pete Williams (bass/vocals), Rob Jones (guitar/trumpet/vocals), Archie Brown (lead vocals), Mick Talbot (keyboards/vocals), Paul Taylor (trombone), Steve Spooner (alto sax) and J.B. Blythe (tenor sax). Growcott, Williams, Blythe, Spooner & Talbot had left Dexys Midnight Runners after the release of Searching for the Young …
The best songs are comprised of excellence from all components of the band. Often the leads (vocals, guitarists, keyboards) get more attention from fans and the media, so I’d like to put the spotlight on those sections that perhaps spend less time in the spotlight. I’ll focus on bass, drums …
