“Ozo” was an English dub, soul and
funk band founded in 1975. The band members were Hugh Ashton, Keni St. George,
Val McDonald and Vernon Cummings. The debut took place in 1976 with the album
"Listen To The Buddha". The “Title track” achieved moderate success
and the band performed the song on TV next to a large Buddha statue. The last
track of the album, Anambra, will become their biggest hit and undoubtedly
their best song. “Anambra” is a mystical, rhythmic song, intertwined with a
Buddhist mantra. This song is unique and spiritual, mixing African drums and
nyabinghi with the Sanskrit mantra “Om Mani Padme Hum” sung by Keni St. George.
In the early 1980s, "Anambra River" was released, a more intense
version with more accentuated bells and vibraphones. It's a nice version, but
in my opinion it can't compete with the original.
Discography:
Album1976 - Listen To The Buddha
1978 - Museum Of Mankind
1980 - In Disco Town
1982 - Spirits Of Africa
1990 - In The Threshold Of Jain
2015 - The Letter 'O' For Obama
Singles
1976 - Listen To The Buddha
1976 - Listen To The Buddha
1976 - Kites
1977 - Anambra
1977 - Night Of The Black Mamba
1978 - Museum Of Mandkind
1982 - Anambra River
1983 - Spirits Of Africa
1984 - Why Waste
1988 - Armada 88
1989 - I'm Gonna Make You Mine Forever
1991 - Anambra Part 2 (feat. Mighty Biafra)
1992 - Blue Whales
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