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Osibisa is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Demon Fuzz, Noir, The Wild Magnolias, Lafayette Afro Rock Band and Free. Those roots explain a lot about how Osibisa arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ebo Taylor, Manu Dibango, Tony Allen, Hugh Masekela and Fela Kuti, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ibibio Sound Machine, Santana, Miles Davis, Van Gogh and Angelique Kidjo, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 46 connections around Osibisa, reaching back through Demon Fuzz and forward to Ibibio Sound Machine. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Osibisa is a Ghanaian-Caribbean Afro rock band founded in London in the late 1960s by four expatriate West African and three London-based Caribbean musicians.
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Osibisa connections
Osibisa grew out of Demon Fuzz, Noir, The Wild Magnolias and Lafayette Afro Rock Band, shares an orbit with Ebo Taylor, Manu Dibango, Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela, went on to shape Ibibio Sound Machine, Santana, Miles Davis and Van Gogh. 46 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Osibisa
Sounds and acts that shaped Osibisa.
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- Hugh Masekelaartist
- Fela Kutiartist
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- Graham Central Stationartist
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- William Onyeaborartist
- Lafayette Afro Rock Bandartist
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- Nubiyan Twistartist
- Mahavishnu Orchestraartist
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- The Budos Bandartist
- The Lijadu Sistersartist
- Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestraartist
- Brothers Johnsonartist
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- The Sorcerersartist
- Orlando Juliusartist
- Ikebe Shakedownartist
- Kokorokoartist
- Ohio Playersartist
- Marcus Millerartist
- Idris Muhammadartist
- Herbie Mannartist
- Jean-Luc Pontyartist
- The Headhuntersartist
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- David Axelrodartist
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