Osibisa- Gong Gong Song

[westendent]

Osibisa On of the most influential brass bands of the 21 st century, producing African criss cross rydims that touches your soul and brings joy to your hearts. long live Osibisa and the people that brought most musical instruments to the planet.

[2438sjm]

Memory lane for me.. Music for Gong Gong

[lynnearlyriser]

The actual title for this song is, "Music for Gong Gong", right? Or is there another version ?

[delusch16]

I have a couple of their albums but have never seen any video of them before. Thanks for the post!

[megatronman101]

I bought Natal congas listening this song; never produced sound I heard. Shame on me.

[zhrmod]

Osibisa. Criss Cross Ruythm from the heart of the jungle..

I had 4 of their albums in the 70's-- So great people and musicians.-

Some songs remindi of Santana but I say and know they inspired Santana.

[luis114avi]

MAGICO!!!!! NO PIERDE SU VALOR A PESAR DEL TIEMPO...

[vicpur]

I use to follow this awesome band over London.Last saw them somewhere in Stratford about 1972. So lively!!



[1997laura1]

quiero un negrooo ♥♥♥

[thanksluvvbug]

i saw them in Germany at the Speyer festival--along with Black sabbath Rod stewart-curved air-fairport convention-gentle giant etc etc awesome 71

[thanksluvvbug]

i saw them in Germany at the Speyer festival--along with Black sabbath Rod stewart-curved air-fairport convention-gentle giant etc etc awesome

[2bobbymoore]

sitting here in emsworth (england) and just discovered osibisa on u tube. thirty five years have just fallen off my shoulders. great to see they are rememberd x

[jaaplindeman]

played the music in the 70" in bar dancing De Kar in Groningen

[Effurun]

FESTAC 77 In Nigeria. They came up after Mariam Makeba (RIP)

Oja ey Oja ey

[loftime54]

This beat took me back to the days of the Ibadan 243 Flatbush ave in Brooklyn. DJ Johnathan Flowers aka Big time Flowers and Dice

[generaciondesencanto]

Awesome. Tremendous.

[iszoj]

I first heard Osibisa in the early 80's back in Hungary. Their innocent and pure music was transcending all cultural and racial barriers. Thank you for this! :)

[buncitwkm472]

osibisa still alive yeahhhhhhhhhhh 

[SteffanLlwyd]

@buncitwkm472 YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

[novatodeguitarra]

africanos locos jajaja (Y) +10

[cusa141]

I was in the 8th grade when this came out. I had the 45, great beat. thank you India for turning me on to this.

lil apache361aka Eddie camacho

[ruler2nx]

what a tremendous,creative,soul touching,organised,blending of instrumentals making a marvellous impact....even as at now and this is way......back in the 70's.Most of all:its from AFRICA. I niinii,SALUTE THE BAND OF OSIBISA.It is really TIMELESS......... 

[mardenhill]

12 people got the gong. OSIBIIIIIIIIIISSSSAAAAAAAAAAAA­AA!!!!!!!!!!!

[EatinCactus]

WOW, this reminds me a of some of the Earth,Wind and Fire music!

[blksxy1]

Love this song. nice beat too

[zhrmod]

FABULOUS!!

[fdiablito]

tiempo sin escuchar tan maravilloso grupo, me deleite.GRACIAS

[paul4876]

Music for gong gong is a masterpiece

[RubySkull888]

The artwork on the albums is really rare, i feel that old album art is a style of craftsmanship i enjoy... Great soulful jam here, reminds me of one world tribe, the band created by preach freedom that i sometimes am a drummer in at festivals...

[dixielatino]

Osibisa's music is timeless...

[peasah2005]

The Osibisa Band are a credit for uplifting our people and our families with their great hits and they were so unforgetable when they produce so many of their great songs during the early seventies.

The Osibisa Band brought so many memories amongst young people and they will always be remember for making us so proud of what we are as a people and a family amongst the African clan of this earth.

[1Raskobby]

Mac Tonto one of the leading members of this wonderful group is dead. He died of stroke in Accra Ghana. May his soul rest in peace

[xsellsbrod]

So great Music

[Davidb327]

Criss-cross rhythms that explode with happiness! I remember this very well, but I think you’ve got the year wrong. Osibisa are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. I saw them in concert in 1971, when they were on tour with Atomic Rooster.

[MrFrigyes]

Nagyon jó zene ! Verry good music

[TheAuthentikate]

First time I've seen this video, nice one Teddy and Osibisa.

[yence1]

;-)

[pcortes53]

uno más...

[kendalbeaupierre]

Although i am from the caribbean i must pay full respect to this band.They are the greatest African Band to have ever graced this planet .They are truely great musicians with highly skilled instrumentalists. This music is african rock of a very rare breed.

[playete007]

@kendalbeaupierre where do ppl from the Caribean hail from??? I thought u got there from Africa,.,,lolzz. No disrespect but i just caught my self smiling at the way u said it.

[DenEColt]

itistv - are you by chance familiar with a band called ASSAGAI (Spear)? Appeared in the early 70s - '71 or '72 - comprised of African musicians resident in the UK: Louis Moholo (drums) Dudu Pukwana! (alto) Bizo Mnggikana (tenor) Mongezi Feza (cornet) Fred Coker (guitar) Charles Chonogbo (bass). As far as I know they only produced one amazing album.

[DenEColt]

God, thanks for finding and posting this! What memories! One of my all time favourite bands - and this track is just brilliant! Criss cross rythmns that explode with happiness! Best played LOUD! If you can't dance to it, you're already dead!

[NKadi2]

Awesome and unbelievable! Took back to my teen age days, I loved Osibisa especially the happy children album.

[rogelio9777]

Banda que nace con la intención de profundizar en la raiz de la música africana. Fieles al sonido africano y en el conocimiento de instrumentos populares, hacen resaltar entre guitarras,saxo y piano el original sonido de un "tam tam", el cuerno o las voces guturales de sus temas.

[breakbeats69]

Osibisa- Gong Gong Song　グルーヴってのはこういう曲のことを言うんだろう、黒いぜ！

[salesalmazanroberto]

RICOOO SUAVEEEE ¡¡¡¡

[lunarjone]

cant get no more funky

[epd6]

This is an electric sound, it makes you move and move on; swinging, positive and enjoyable! Still can remember the first time I heard it; everyone should start the day with this song; world would look different!

[vecdetozcomert]

"Gong Gong" was the first album of Osibisa in early of 70's that I bought when I was a young boy. It's not the original sound then.

[slimbanl]

one day the where in the haque netherlands

discotheque Marathon

[JAGARCIAJA]

los mejores. en toda la historia de la música no hay grupo como ellos.

Number one !

[cbdsouza73]

used to hear this when i was a kid. Thanks guys

[Emanuelesso]

used to dance to there music in Malta

best days of my life

[zookat]

Great vibes... memories of this great African/Carib band! Thank you!

[victor190779]

I saw them many years ago in Denmark. They were the warm-up band for Black Sabbath (with ozzy osbourne).

And warm up they did. The last bus left at 1 am - at that time they hadnt stopped playing, people were dancing....and noone gave a hoot about Sabbath.

[Emanuelesso]

greatest bunch i ever meet

they played in Malta few few years ago

I had a chat with all of them but my brains can't remember any more but they where good

[FilipeColez]

saw them live in the 70's ....searched for the rythm ever since .......brilliant

[lilwayne18136]

my mother is getting them india india on the 22nd of nov

[riju12]

is it in kerala

[Flamenquita17]

es una pasada de grupo y una pasada de musica que años aquellos ,muy bueno si señor.

[iusemiro]

proper music .i mean it's reassurring to hear something like this when there is so much junk about. real music

[iusemiro]

hooray for Africa. Kilele kilele kilele. Harambe harambe harambe

[muyangxD]

pscodélic0

[johnjtheoriginal]

i know this music, from "osibisa"; all that lp was a masterpiece; and this piece is even better live!

[JazzmanJibilla]

Great, great band.

[Flyingdoctor1000]

Saw them live on Open Air at Cycling stadium Frankfurt/Germany 1971. 12.000 spectators

Great !

[catlawford]

sorry me again. When i saw them there was an amazing, complicated drum solo that went on for AGES. We held our breath for a mistake. It never came. First class.

[catlawford]

YAY - I saw them in 1984 at the Hay on wye festival. FAB to hear this!!

Cheers you up for the day.

[Grandios59]

OSIBISA'S first world hit on 1969

[busterspop1]

Great song played at Sanctuary...+ "Oye Como Va?" + "You're The One" mixed with "Up The Ladder To The Roof"...too good...

[Aqihar]

5/5

[gm78cc]

take offthat shitty eurobeat crap, and use some afro rhythm

[Dragonrdh]

I play this song almost every day!

[waltzingmatilda1977]

Thnx for the wonderful sound,been looking for music from this group forever.

[miafenevan]

Does anybody know a song by Osibisa? They sing something like this : " Papa mama rapidu , vaseyea ne buzu " and " A he yea on ana " Please help somebody.

[89Markus98]

Try 'yebo' by the Art of noise.

[vicpur]

Couldnt tell ya the number of times Ive seen this band, even in horrible places like Stratford,London!!! They made everywhere shine!!!

[SteffanLlwyd]

That's right. Don't tart up your town centre with new buildings. Just make Osibisa the resident band.

[54spiritedwill54]

This is it. They are the best.

[dirtyedna]

great band..played this in the gay clubs in NYC and Philly back in the day...great LP artwork too....

[page938]

Great band! saw them live at Leicester poly in the early seventies. Got the woyaya Lp cover hanging on my wall.

[MeTube77770]

I have been an admirer of Osibisa for years- the music is great, and those old Roger Dean album covers were part of the wallpaper of the seventies. So nice to see and hear this band again.

[oxibisa]

kien tiene la cancion del rino racyng?

[ramjamclub]

I remember fisrt seeing them at The Chelsea college of art in 1969 or 1970, not sure of the year.

They played an amazing set with over 30 drums on stage. We had never heard music like this before and it just blew us away. Afterwards myself and my mates all went backstage to chat to the band.

They were really cool guys.

Ever since I have been a fan.

[camposi]

Grrrreat band - but I thought.... the whole Band was visiting their ancestors in Africa and got lost (in the seventies). I´m a little bit confused in the moment!

[tigerincanada]

Saw these guys in the wee hours many years ago ... they followed "Monty Python" at a Brasenose College Summer Ball at Oxford. God I was pissed ... Swiss Marlis are you well? My buddy at the time is now a judge ... yes m'lud and fuck me gently!

[barandsail]

criss cross music that explodes with happiness

[shopper332]

I have a couple of their albums on vinyl and then found a company in Australia that sells Osibisa CD's - great driving music.

[shopper332]

saw them 3 times in 1 week at Top Rank Watford - they were brilliant.

[dilkeaaspass]

Brilliant music mega entertainers, I gate crashed a New years eve party and it was Osibisa providing the music, I am still partying on .... Many Many Thanks.

[mjgemuk]

What a FANTASTIC re-mix - WOW!! Awesome Osibisa!!!!!!!!!

Ardent fan since the early 70's

YOU STILL ROCK - I can't stop tapping my feet and want to dance - I love you still

Peace love and happiness to you all

UK FAN

[tariksba]

I like the first version.

[1Bandit455]

The 70's --cool-good times.

[rtvtrvbtrbrtdbrtrtb]

This rules!

[nostar77]

this is way back when i was in jr.high school listening to this and buying case of beer for $7 bucks and without a ID..4 finger lids ..the good ol daze

[Toyboy789]

Saw Osibisa waaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyy back in the late 70s in Sydney. It was one of the wildest concerts I've ever been to! These guys sure knew how to have fun on stage - and make some of the most amazing music to boot!

[kedeawie]

This song is amazing as is the band.

[Kinshasa9200]

do these guys ever tour africa, im sure theyre really appreciated there.

[54spiritedwill54]

awesome, i never thought to see music for gong gong in video.....

[bolivia80]

This is music!!!!I love you OSIBISA for ever there is no comparison with today's music if we can call music.

[tajchert]

Oni są genialni

[thechungoracle]

Me and my friends used to have such great times riding around the northern Illinois countryside smoking weed tripping on acid and drinking hundreds of bottles of miller high life seven ouncers all the time grooving to osibisa on an old eight track

[mantoniope56]

mira este video. son osibisa en vivo con una versión disco muy buena.

[tunca8]

alles wunder schön und 100pro einzilarttig

[vnr1945]

You better open your eyes fully and see my last sentence. The fact is you have misunderstood and misinterpreted my comments. I hold the Osibisa band in highest esteem. The Osibisa band produced so many gems of music using a wide variety of instruments full of rhythm, melody and perfect orchestration with their own style of clothing without bothering about their make up or looks. But their music speaks for them.

V. N. Rao

[vnr1945]

Many thanks to itistv for the upload. What an awesome band! It is quite amazing that a group of savage looking musicians has produced this magnificent piece of foot-tapping rhythmic beauty using difficult wind instruments like oboe and trombone. The counter melody by these two insrtuments

during flute recital is simply the best.Guitar play is excellent.The deft fingers dancing on the keys of synthesiser is a treat to watch. Overall a gem of a music.

V. N. Rao

[lemesunj]

What do you mean, "savage looking musicians" playing "difficult wind instruments"? Are you saying you didn't think African musicians could play such difficult instruments because they are savages? Is that what you are saying? They were and are a great band. Open your mind a little!

[snowypetrel]

vnr1945 has the usual revealing favourites listed on his profile, top of the list another dancing savage, this time blond, wearing typical tribal costume of pink bikini and Gstring. I bet the foot tapping turns to another type of tapping when vnr1945 appreciates the magnificent rhythmic beauty there.

[XdeliciouslipzX]

hahahhahahahhah

sorry but that was crack up

[hamsterinablender]

WE GIVE YOU - OUR TREASURE!!

[DelMkVI]

JC. Santana with saxophones. Forgotten how good this band was. Fantastic drummers. Feel-good music. Brilliant.

[dortchie]

Check some cool funk vibes with Gregg Kofi Brown and Billy Cobham on youtube with 'Shadow'.Peace

[cgavincy]

I never had the opportunity to see Osibisa live nonetheless, their music had great influences on the music I loved and performed way back when ... Thanks for this well crafted post.

[bertielis]

Beautiful rhythms that will never date. Oh, the joy i had when buying those beautiful vinyl records with the simply amazing album covers. Must frame and hang them.

Long Live the Gong Gong Song.

[effinfoumila]

timeless! excellent musicians. effin' awesome!!

[MentalMindFork]

I saw these people today!

[northstar1950]

Had the pleasure of seeing these dudes live in the early 70s

[CHEKO1111]

¡¡PONGAN SURVIVAL!! ES SUPER

[silkworm16]

they are all perfect musicians!! Love them :)

[carmelita57]

maravilloso me transporte a mis 20 años, que metales señores eso es una banda

[Bertiklein]

Fantastic Music

[ArcadiaKalimba]

This is it. They are the best.

[SteffanLlwyd]

Saw them a couple of years ago in Surrey. Still fabulous after all this time... They got it.

[harisworks]

I still have their records, stole from my dad :-d, but their music is awesome!

[oftheguard]

Amazing to see this legendary fusion of energy...

Still have two of their records on vinyl...

[diomaidendays]

awesome, i never thought to see music for gong gong in video.....thanks

[losttreasures1]

A GREAT BAND. THAT WAS REAL OL SKOOL T

[otnas01]

Great vid.Big hello to all guys,see you soon.

[pacerman265]

love these guys. Big wave surf music i say. Hey, has anyone got earlier footage of music for gong gong??

[ottoelperro]

First time I heard of them was when I was about 10 or 12 and living in Spain; I remember the flying elephants on the album cover. That stuck with me over the years. I'm 48 now and still LOVE their music. Thanks for the post.

[LightSing]

Great!! I learnt a lot from you , bro !

[TNAvsWWEvsECW]

this is my dads fav band,he luvs them =D

[cronos3gr]

Great Video....I remenber the group from the one concert who gives in Athens (Greece) in early '70s..I was in concert and somewere i have some photos from this concert.

[grahamgreen10]

magic

[Napco205]

Awesome Band! I've always enjoyed their music,..I was really surprised to find them on here,..great find!

[YeyeOba]

Osibisa the greatest

[itistv]

I agree they r >> Thankyou

[ArcadiaKalimba]

When music was music....brilliant.