Osibisa

Series

Series Name

London Line

Issue

Issue No.

426

Date Released

1972

Filmed

Nov 1972

Length of issue (in feet)

600

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1London School of Contemporary Dance
2. 2Learner Drivers
3. 3Osibisa

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 3

Summary

COI synopsis: Osibisa - leaders in Afro-rock, now about to make their first African tour. We hear their music and their answers to the question "how will their music go down at home?".

Keywords

Music and dance

Written sources

COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1257/426

Credits:

Camera

Andrew Tyler

Director

Bill Metcalfe

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Sound

Frank Jeffs

Camera

John Rees

Presenter

Jumoke Debayo

Producer

Patrick Brawn

Support services

Renee Serlin

Camera

Richard Dellow

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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