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Osibisa

British afro-pop band
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Osibisa

Summary

Osibisa is a musical group[1]. Osibisa ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Osibisa's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • Osibisa's genre is African popular music[4].
  • Osibisa's record label is recorded as Bronze[5].
  • Osibisa's Commons category is recorded as Osibisa[6].
  • Osibisa's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • January 1, 1969 marks the founding of Osibisa[8].
  • Osibisa's location of formation is recorded as London[9].
  • Osibisa's official website is recorded as http://www.osibisa.co.uk/[10].
  • Osibisa's native label is recorded as Osibisa[11].
  • Osibisa's start of work period is recorded as 1969[12].
  • Osibisa's has works in the collection is recorded as Groninger Museum[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[14]

  • Country: GB[15]

  • Began / founded: 1969[16]

  • Genre(s): afro rock, afro-funk, afrobeat, highlife, progressive rock[17]

  • Community tags: afro rock, afro-funk, afrobeat, highlife, performer, progressive rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b1355867-16a1-4863-ae3b-6a8be122eaaa[19]

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Founding

January 1, 1969 marks the founding of Osibisa[8]. Osibisa's location of formation is recorded as London[9].

Why It Matters

Osibisa ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month).[2] Osibisa has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Osibisa is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

London United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Osibisa. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/osibisa
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_osibisa_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Osibisa}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/osibisa}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Hannolans · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Groninger Museum
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6379]]: [[Q1542668]], groninger museum ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/c5a6d992c4b|details]])"
  2. 20w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facebook page id → —
    Record label → —
    Country of origin → —
    Start of work period → +1969-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P4003]]: OsibisaBand, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257116|batch #257116]]"
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