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My landlady was Greek and didn’t mind us playing our music.

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Our music was exciting and inspired bands all over the world. We brought people together and made them happy. That is Osibisa’s legacy.

No, after doing the hard work in the studio, the time to enjoy is when you are on stage.

Music is not about creating for your local market alone. You must think of reaching as many people as possible while retaining what is essentially your identity in music.

It was time to get the Osibisa drums banging again.

My aim was to play professionally so I began to look for other Ghanaians who could join me.

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The emphasis of study upon a particular aspect of music is in itself ideological because it contains implications about the music's value.

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Music is well said to be the speech of angels.

Thomas Carlyle Critical and Miscellaneous Essays (1827)

Music has no subject beyond the combinations of notes we hear, for music speaks not only by means of sounds, it speaks nothing but sound.

Eduard Hanslick

Above the pitch, out of tune, and off the hinges.

François Rabelais Gargantua and Pantagruel (1532)

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