Sonny Okosun "Ozziddi"* – Fire In Soweto

Sonny Okosun - Fire In Soweto album cover

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Label:	EMI – NEMI (LP) 0330
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:	Nigeria
Released:	1978
Genre:	Jazz, Reggae, Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Reggae, African, Highlife, Afrobeat

Tracklist

A1		Fire In Soweto Chorus – Rastafari Brothers
A2		Liberation Chorus – Ishan Cultural Singers Organ [Hammond] – Johnny Wood* Trumpet [Solo] – Mac Tonto*
B1		Steady And Slow Chorus – Rastafari Brothers Congas, Bongos, Talking Drum – Gaspar Lawal Vocals [Sexy Voice] – Marlene
B2		Revolution Stop Chorus – Rastafari Brothers

Companies, etc.

Record Company – EMI (Nigeria) Ltd.
Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
Printed By – Record Manufacturers Nigeria Ltd. [R.M.N.L.]

Credits

Arranged By, Composed By, Piano [Solos], Vocals, Written-By – Sonny Okosun
Art Direction – Peter Shepherd (2)
Backing Band – Sonny Okosuns Ozziddi
Bass – Vincent Toko
Concept By [Album Concept] – Geoff Gibas
Drums, Leader – Mosco Egbe*
Engineer – Emmanuel Odenusi*, Haydn Bendall, John Leckie
Guitar [Solos] – Berkley Jones
Lead Guitar – George Achini
Percussion – Patrick Oziegbe
Photography By – Marie O'Connell
Producer – Odion Iruoje
Rhythm Guitar – Nelson Tackie
Synthesizer [Moog] – Frank Monkman*
Tenor Saxophone – Goddy John
Tenor Saxophone, Chorus – Akin Nataniel*
Trumpet, Chorus – Monday Ebor

Notes

Special thanks to Mike Odumosu / Jake Solo of Osibisa, Mark Holder, Harry Mosco and Eddy Grant of the Equals for their useful suggestions.
Dedicated To African Freedom Fighters.

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Sonny Okosun (LP, Album)	Pathé	2C 064-82.447	France	1978
New Submission	Fire In Soweto (LP, Album)	EMI	NEMI (LP) 0330	Nigeria	1978
New Submission	Fire In Soweto (LP, Album)	EMI	NEMI(LP)0330	UK	1979
New Submission	Sonny Okosun (LP, Album, Reissue)	Oti	OTI(LP)058	UK	Unknown
New Submission	Fire In Soweto (Cassette, Album)	Not On Label	777		Unknown