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Aniagolu, Charles: |
CONTENTS
I. Foreword 6
II. Critical acclaim for Osibisa 9
III. Prologue 14
IV. Early Days
Asante roots 39
Highlife 46
Mr Duker and The Comets 50
Cool Brittannia 55
Roots of Afro Rock 60
Ginger Baker and the surge of excitement 64
Underground alternative 72
V. Afro Rock Years
Star attraction 85
From The Rolling Stones to the Royal Ballet 91
Empire of the sun 101
Soul Food And The Jacksons 104
Stir It up 109
Something is seriously rotten … 113
The Lagos jinx 131
Flight of the Elephant 139
Rolf Harris and the didgeridoo 149
Ragtime 154
Mighty men of Osibisa157
In brotherhood we stand 161
Black magic gremlins 168
Fire in the rain177
Land of the prophet 180
Record sales don’t lie 185
Sunset 188
Osibisa forever 192
VI. Epilogue 195
VII. Sources 201
VIII.Osibiography 203
IX.Osibifile 206