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A unique fusion of musical styles

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI: OSIBISA, a band with a unique fusion of African, Caribbean, rock, jazz, Latin, and R&B, is back again in Chennai after the pulsating performance last year. The band will be playing at Sir Mutha Venkatasubba Rao concert hall, Chetpet, on November 26.

The band paved the way for many icons of music such as Bob Marley and played a key role in the emergence of African music in the 1980s.

Energetic shows

OSIBISA entered into the world of music in 1971 and its highly energetic and extravagant stage show still remains inimitable.

The band has been touring across the globe and especially, in India, which resulted in No.1 Gold Album. The group comprises Teddy Osei (saxophone), Colin Graham (trumpet), Kofi Ayivor, Nii Tagoe (percussion, congas), Sol Amarfio, KB (drums), Bessa Simons, Kwame Yeboah, Chris Jerome, Emmanuel Rentzos (keyboards), Kari Bannerman, Gregg Kofi Brown, Wendell Richardson (guitars), Victor Mensah, Herman Asafo (bass guitar), Gregg Kofi Brown, Teddy Osei, Emmanuel Rentzos and Wendell Richardson (vocals).

Tickets at venue

Tickets, priced at Rs.1,500, Rs. 1,250, Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 750 each, are available at the venue, at all Landmark outlets and Iads office (044-28140199).

Online tickets are available at www.indianstage.in. For corporate and bulk bookings, call 99626 01211.

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