Osibisa - Che Che Kule (Heads)

[decesdee]

My mother or Father had this album. I never heard this song anywhere other than the album my family had. Youtube is mad deep to have this song posted.

[MyTarumba]

No tienen comparacion , ni referente anterior a estos muchachos y su musica, hicieron trascender parte de la musica africana tribal , Pioneros , grandes musicos africanos . Luego vinieron otros grupos parecidos a ellos. Los recuerdo mucho alla por los 70 tas , en la epoca del cole de secundaria. Aqui en mi querido Perù fueron muy escuchados en las radios . Saludos a este grupo esten donde esten. VIVA OSIBISA

[Macheeste]

This was the album in the early 70's. We P A R T I E D to Wago Wango, with the Bong-o….get it? Oh well guess you had to be there. But this LP brings back to good days.

[ranz53]

Tengo toda la discografia en vinilo LP fantasticos , los descubri en la España de los 70 que epoca¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

[MrMigueldecervantes]

Increible!! quien habria imaginado que Willie Colon se hubiera inspirado de este tema para su che che cole, ahora entiendo porque no comprendia nada de lo que cantaba Hector Lavoe. Bien por Osibisa.

[jimepan1]

Willie Colon did not write Che Che Cule!!! Osibisa dil it first, itis a typical dance like simon says!!!

[azizip171]

@jimepan1 The "che che kule" part of this song is based on a very old Ghanaian children's game song called kye kye kule (also given as tse tse kule) but pronounced chay chay kulay in English. That children's game song is the basis for the Latin versions of this song/tune.

[pishitadementa]

que arte mas grande......fueron "los beatles" africanos.

[surf2ya]

well I was blessed by this band in Avalon Beach, Sydney, Australia, around 1970 and the person who turned me onto them was and excellent surfer from around Durban, S.A. by the name of Gavin Rudolph, who was living in Avalon at the time, yes the lord surely blessed me with this guy, YEEE HAAA good to find them again

[sunra3000]

wow i remember these guys lol, if ya like it check out WILLIE COLON, wrote it GREAT SALSA

[Akemification]

This a great song! My student Scott told me about this and we both listened and danced with it. Che Che Kule!

[Kwakuzee]

I was at the event in Kumasi, Ghana, when Osibisa performed at the Cultural Center. Kumasi is the capital city of the Ashantis. Teddy Osei and Marc Tontoh are Ashantis. The Ashantis used the "Talkinf Drums" to communicate in the past. There is an inate ability to tune in to complex rythyms.

[markee871]

amazing song!! i love 1:37-2:50

[johnjtheoriginal]

here they put some latin sound inside tehir usual rock-funky-jazz-african mix... geniuses!

[markee871]

@johnjtheoriginal be specific,africa is a continent not country,,,we dont say european music(we say irish,italian,german) north africa isnt like east africa and west africa...each country has their own music,just cuz were african we dont dress,speak,look alike

[johnjtheoriginal]

@markee871 thank you, i'm sure you're right (i have some traditional african music cd), but i wrote it the way i say "latin" or "jazz" or "rock": i mean a lot of things; anyway european music has a lot of common things (tonal harmony, for example) and african music (musics, if you want) has something different from other continents, even if there are a lot of countries and musics; here they mix completly different traditions, it's very hard to do that in a so natural way; don't you think so?

[Atlas24gh]

@markee871 Well then West African then. i was going to say Ghanaian but it would be wrong even though they used a lot of Ghanaian phrases and the fact that the bulk of them are Ghanaians. i love their lack identificcation with one particular nation/culture tho and i wish their prime was now

[u0107]

Does anyone remember "Kilele kilele, aao aao kilele" or something similar from Osibisa?

[eerokwu]

This band reminds me of my High School days in Nigeria. That was all we played

on the turntable. Those were great days. Woyaya and Che Che Kule were the anthem songs during our social gatherings. Wow. Time flies bye so fast.

[MrVICTORYANNIE]

UFFF ME REMONTA AL COLERECUERDO LA LINEA 76 A LAS GALLINAS Y A LAS CHACRERAS CUANDO SUBIAN Y LUEGO CONOCI A MI ANNIE DEL CUAL LA SIGO AMANDO HASTA AHORA-- VICTOR DEL PERU

[MrVICTORYANNIE]

ANNIE USABELLE BARZOLA ORTIZ , TE AMO CON TODA MI ALMA- VICTOR- SAN JUAN DE MIRAFLORES- PERU LLAMAME AL 995227452

[lisalovedesigner]

THEY TEACHED US THIS SONG IN SCHOOL , I WAS LIKE 7 or 8! GREAT TO HEAR IT!

[doncruz4]

NO SE CUAL FUE PRIMERO: CHE CHE COLE DE WILLIE COLON de Willie Clon o esta version de OSIBISA. Me gusta mas la vesion de Willie Colon y Ector Lavoe.

[marvino89]

gran exito de los 70.s en sudamerica

[altohospiciano]

My song favorite is "Woyaya" remember que solía escucharla muchas veces en mi radio cassetera cuando regresaba del colegio...!Que buenos Músicos con ese estilo africano único...¡

[onodafe]

i think this song was composed oreginally by osibisas group before hecto la voe visited africa.the concept of hecto la vos was to have it done in salsa in remenbrance of his visit to africa. the groups are great it brings past memories. i was a baby when i started hearing the music of the osibisa.

[padsystemswayala]

@onodafe Osibisa was big in puerto rico in the late sixty early seventies Hector was my cousins uncle and I knew him its very posible that he was influenced then by them although his version is a bit diferent but che che kole means nothing in spanish, but a lot to him it was and still is one of his biggest hits.

[dixielatino]

@padsystemswayala yo dude you are correct , I first heard this band in puerto rico back in the early 70's too

[johnniedonothing]

I can't believe my ears. I was first introduced to Osibisa's music in the 1970s by my uncle who has recently passed away. This song has brought back so many dear and precious memories

[zookat]

Great! Memories of a great band, OSIBISA!

[swabbie82]

My brother Freddie had this album, also had New Birth and Ralph MacDonald (grew up to this, and others)

[FAyalapoggi]

the title (and the chorus) were sung in spanish by hector lavoe ("che che colé..."salsa music). i had no idea of this.

[fuckajaxazthebest]

ghanese troep haha

[bullfranthrow]

My cousin had this album in the 70's I remember the art work on the album cover. I remember being scared of it as a kid.

[SuperCodriver]

@bullfranthrow

[Grandios59]

Sometimes the trumpet-solo sounds like kinda salsa music. The arab-tones speak also for the mixture of their staff.

[l0b1z0n]

great

[jkumar1012]

Hearing this after atleast 20 year. AWsome music.. my all time favorite

[1stOnehere]

Its been about 30 years since I last heard it and I've never forgotten what a work of art this song is! Now I can't stop playing it! Big ups to Mom & Dad for blessing my ears with my all time favorite song! Osibisa!

[drkam6]

EXCELLENT - Osibisa RULES FOREVER

[panjolakingman]

never heard better afro music.

[SteffanLlwyd]

Me neither. Catch them live if you can. If you are in the UK maybe you'll be pleased to hear them play Weyfest Sept 5-6th (near Guildford). I'll be there FOR SURE.

[gm78cc]

make sure to clear out the whiteys when you get there, i hear there is plenty in the UK

[SteffanLlwyd]

We 'whiteys' love Osibisa! We are all 'Out of Africa' anyway...

[drsumantr]

What about Ojah Awake is it lost or some body has it ,, Pls share the Gold.

[drsumantr]

I didnt heard it for some 29 years !!! God this is some Music.

[CHEKO1111]

SUPER, SUPER CANCION D LOS 70!!

[CPBARATA]

There was 33 years adidn´t hear this lovely song. Wonderful.

[drkam6]

Fantastic, what a great tune, dancey yet fusiony, long live Osibisa

[TheImpressionable]

@drkam6 thats highlife for ya