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Osibisa concert today

CHENNAI: Osibisa means “criss-cross rhythms that explode with happiness”. The pulsating poly-rhythms of this acclaimed British Afro-rock band have never stopped making audiences across the world go wild with joy. Founded by composer, songwriter/musician Teddy Osei, Osibisa innovated a sensational blend all its own at a time when Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin ruled the charts.

Most widely anthologised, imitated and adapted, Osibisa — who toured India last in the early 1980s — remain an interactive, infectious, danceable international act. The band’s show at the November Fest on Sunday, at the Music Academy, would feature old favourites from albums “Osibisa” and “Woyaya”, as well as new classics such as “Monsore”. Those playing at the concert would be Teddy Osei (Sax/flute/drums/Vocal), Gregg Brown (Rhythm Guitar/Vocal), Emmanuel Rentzos (Keyboards/Vocal), Wendell Richardson (lead Guitar/Vocal), Herman Asafo Agyei (Bass Guitar), Nii Okine Tagoe Jembe (congas), Alex Kwaku Boateng (Drums), and Colin Graham (Trumpet).

Tickets for the show have been sold out. The concert begins at 7.15 p.m. and the door would be closed at 7 p.m. Tickets booked online can be redeemed at the Venue from 11 a.m.

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