These days, we’re all looking for some music that perks us up, right? Here’s what I have been listening to the past couple of mornings. Later in the day I move on to classical and jazz.
The Very Best of Osibisa 2009, Afro pop-rock
Osibisa are a British Afrobeat band, founded in London in 1969 by four expatriate African and three Caribbean musicians. Their music is a fusion of African, Caribbean, jazz, funk, rock, Latin, and R&B and highlife.
This group was new to me when Barbara introduced me to their music. She had listened to them when she lived in Denver and liked the music. I agree. I especially like the earlier stuff, and the song “Fire” is my favorite. Good stuff. Try it!
The Very Best of Osibisa
- Sunshine Day 4:46
- Music for Gong Gong 5:32
- Welcome Home 4:19
- The Dawn 7:05
- Woyaya 4:28
- Ayiko Bia 7:55
- Fire 4:49
- Nkosi Sikeleli Africa 5:39
- Cherry Field 3:43
- Coffee Song 3:17
- Dance the Body Music 3:49
- Celebration 4:43
- The Warrior 3:46
- (I Feel) Pata Pata 3:48
- Uhuru 3:28
- Kilele 3:14
- Home Town 3:36
Tip the Wink 
I’m glad you’ve been listening to music that lifts you up. Music can be healing if we let it.
I agree, Margot. I’ve been changing things up with more rock and peppy stuff and a little less classical.
There’s a genre called highlife? I thought it was a beer.
Apparently. I didn’t know it either, but that what the blurb said. And, it is a beer, Millers to be precise.
I listened to a little of it on You Tube. I liked Fire but not Sunshine Day which had pretty sappy lyrics. This type of music, like Reggae, is a lot of fun live.
I’ve been listening to a lot of Lucinda Williams who has a new cd this week which I have pre-ordered and some Ryan Adams (not to be mistaken for the lightweight Bryan Adams).
Steve, I like their earlier stuff better than some of the newer, when there were some personnel changes and they went to more pop sounding songs.
Sounds good. We’ve been listening to The Mavericks, which Deb & John introduced us to when we were visiting them a couple of years ago. I have doubts we will get to their concert this year, but we never tire of listening to them.
Not familiar with The Mavericks, but I’ll try them.
The Mavericks combines Tex-Mex, country, Latin, and rockabilly. They’ve done covers as well as mostly original stuff, and lead singer Raul Malo has a great voice,
In Tampa, I went to hear a group that played similar music. It was so much fun.
Sorry, it was St. Petersburg and this was the group: Brazilian jazz group O Som Do Jazz with guest flutist, Jose Valentino Ruiz and Brazilian percussionist Rafael Pereira. Now I am going to go listen to them on You Tube.
Sounds like fun!
This is new to me but from your description, it sounds like it would be good. I am glad you are enjoying your music.
I’m trying to listen to more, next Wednesday will be another artist.
I may do one each Wednesday… if I feel like it.
By which I mean more rock or upbeat music, not just jazz and classical,though the later can be soothing, especially when I’m reading.
The Very Best of Osibisa sounds good. I’ll have to track down a copy. Like you, I’ve been listening to more music lately. I, for one, would enjoy a music review every Wednesday.
I don’t know about EVERY Wednesday, but maybe some of them. You notice I didn’t even have anything for today!