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Meet the Band: Osibisa

James Johnson, New Musical Express, 27 March 1971

AS AUDIENCES get cooler — almost listening to music has now become a kind of intellectual exercise — it is good to see a group like Osibisa who still manage to get people on their feet, dancing and leaping about. Wherever Osibisa play they bring with them something of the atmosphere of a joyful, tribal celebration.

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