Woyaya

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Released 1971 Length 40:44 Artist Osibisa Producer Tony Visconti		Recorded 1971 Woyaya (1971) Heads (1972) Release date 1971 Label Decca Records

Genres Progressive rock, African popular music, Jazz fusion, Funk rock, Afro pop music Similar Osibisa albums, Progressive rock albums

Osibisa beautiful seven 1971

Woyaya is the second album by Ghanaian Afro-pop band Osibisa released in 1971 by MCA. Reissued in 2004 in a two-CD pack together with the self-titled album Osibisa by BGO Records.

Osibisa woyaya 1971

Album title

Although conventionally spelled "Woyaya" the title is actually "Wɔyaya" (with a backwards-c), which comes from the Ghanaian Ga language. The title song was covered by Art Garfunkel on his debut solo album Angel Clare in 1973. The lyrics to the song "We are going nobody knows..." were written by Annie Masembe from Uganda.

Personnel

Teddy Osei – tenor saxophone, flute, African drums, percussion, vocals

Sol Amarfio – drums, fontonfrom, bongos, African drums, cowbells, percussion, vocals

Mac Tontoh – trumpet, flugelhorn, cowhorn, kabasa, percussion, vocals

Spartacus R (Roy Bedeau) – bass guitar, prenprensua, assorted percussion

Wendell Richardson – lead guitar, vocals

Robert Bailey – organ, piano, timbales, percussion, vocals

Loughty Lasisi Amao – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, congas, fontonfrom

Osibisa choir – friends and lovers

Production

Producer – Tony Visconti

Engineer – John Punter

Recorded at Air Studios, London, England

Cover illustration – Roger Dean

Cover design - Roughedge

Songs

1Beautiful Seven6:45
2Y Sharp6:21
3Spirits Up Above7:18

References

Woyaya Wikipedia

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