Osibisa - Black Magic Night Live at the Royal Festival Hall (1977)

Side 1:

1. "The Dawn" Osei, Amarfio 8:19
2. "Welcome Home" Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio 4:30
3. "Ayiko Bia" Osei 7:33
4. "Living Loving Feeling" Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio 5:58
5. "Woyaya" Amarfio 6:46
6. "Spirits Up Above" Roland Kirk 7:50

Side 2:

1. "Kelele" Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio, Ayivor, Mandengue 7:49
2. "Fire" Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio, Ayivor, Mandengue 7:01
3. "Music for Gong Gong" Osei, Tontoh 8:01
4. "Beautiful Seven – Y Sharp" Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio, Richardson, Bedeau, Bailey, Amao 8:32
5. "Sunshine Day" Osei, Tontoh, Amarfio 7:16
6. "Encore – Survival" Osei, Tontoh 5:08

Teddy Osei – tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, African drums, lead vocals
Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, kabassa, bells, rattles, African xylophone, vocals
Sol (Rhythm Man) Amarfio – drums, cowbells, congas, vocals
Wendell Richardson – guitars, Dondo drum, lead vocals
Mike Odumosu – bass guitar, bells, vocals
Robert Bailey – keyboards
Daku (Potato) Adams – congas, percussion
Sonia Lekhela – backing vocals
Ntobi Mdudu – backing vocals
Tiny Conco – backing vocals
Linda Conco – backing vocals

Artwork – Leaderline Artists
Cover – David Shortt
Engineer – Ashley Howe
Photography – Steve Lewis
Producer – Gerry Bron

[liamwhitney]

I presented Trevor Watts' Moire Music on the US West Coast in 1995. I met Nee-Daku Patato during that tour. He spent a week in a hospital in Eugene, Oregon while recovering from what seemed to be a heart attack. He was a gentleman and a total sweetheart. I think of him often and remember him fondly. Peace.

[rajeshkaran]

We in Fiji, Australia, New Zealand, England and some parts of Europe grew up loving Loving OSIBISA back in the early 70's and always will 👍

[sudicalwig]

This is one of those live recordings that really take ya there! Excellent disc to jam along to and pretend you're on stage with em'!

[AzizMoutamid]

40years earlier i enjoyed osibisa when i was 16, now im 56 still loving it to the bone.❤❤❤

[JoseRodriguez-zdkw]

África profunda se escucha el rugir del león con el llamado de los tambores y las trompetas viva África.viva osibisa y el pasaje de la sesenta año 70 dónde sonaba osibisa

[gvg]

America has the nukes .. the Middle East the oil .. Africa has the people .. Wonderful band

[stephensmith]

Saw this show on the same tour at UCW Aberystwyth. I think Barclay James Harvest was Support and during their set gate crashers phoned in a bomb scare so they could get in for free when the all clear was given.

BJH played very introspective and melancholy songs and Osibisa the opposite. Was it a good or bad pairing? Inspired, I reckon.

[tomlepski]

Strange there is no mention of Kiki Gyan in the credits yet we knew he was Osibisa's outstanding Keyboard player unless he was not in the line up for the Royal Abert Hall gig.

[TSUKNIDA]

When you where Baby, your Mother told you not to play with