Streets
of Calabar’s movie soundtrack will get you moving!
There’s
so many surprises in store for the moviegoer who heads to the cinema this
Christmas to see Streets of Calabar. If you’re not laughing at the comedy or gripping the
sides of your chair wondering what’s going to happen next then you’ll be
dancing in your seat because FOLKS this movie boasts a killer soundtrack! It’s
produced by none other than Teddy Osei, leader of the famous world music band
Osibisa and Chris Madubuko, a well-known Nigerian American music producer
responsible for producing hits for such artists as Waje, J Martins and P
Square.
There are
three original Osibisa productions and one remixed by Chris Madubuko, including
Kokorokoo,
Celebration,
Welcome Home and Warrior in the sound track. They are sure to be a
delight for both black and white audiences in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and
the Americas that were familiar with their brilliant sound from the 70’s and
80’s.
Osibisa on BBC 'Top of the Pops'
The music
was certainly popular with cast and crew of the movie. Behind the scenes
everyone got into a bit of dance action when Mike played by Wale Ojo started
spinning the decks during a bar scene when he introduced an Osibisa favourite.
Anthony Ofoegbu (Chuks) said:
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| Osibisa album form 1972 |
“The music is just so infectious and it
has such a happy vibe that you just can’t help but get up and dance. All the
extras were loving it”.
Charles
Aniagolu, producer and co-director of Streets of Calabar is a big fan of Osibisa and says:
“I have
been a great fan of Osibisa for many years and the band leader, Teddy Osei,
remains a great friend of mine. I was still virtually in diapers in the 70’s
when Osibisa became the first world music band to hit the top 10 simultaneously
in Africa, Europe, the US, Australia, Japan and across Asia. Today they remain
as brilliant and as relevant to global music as the Beatles are to pop rock.
That’s why I made the decision to have Teddy co-produce the music for my
upcoming movie Streets of Calabar, along with another great friend and talent, Chris
Madubuko”.
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| Osibisa album from 1971 |
The sound
track also includes new music written by both Teddy and Chris. This will be
released and marketed, along with the film.
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