Occidental Brothers Dance Band International - "Esi "

kexpradio | July 19, 2009
Occidental Brothers Dance Band International perform live at the Triple Door in Seattle as part of the 25th anniversary of The Best Ambiance on KEXP. Recorded 6/29/09.

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Here's an excerpt from this group's myspace page http://www.myspace.com/occidentalbrothers#ixzz0vOYBYHz1

"The Occidental Brothers’ blend of high-energy soukous, rootsy Ghananian Highlife and African Jazz conjures sounds of the golden age of the African guitar band and has made them favorites of of music critics and devotees of the style, but it’s a sound that has also seduced an audience of listeners as diverse as the members of this multi-racial band"...

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Here are two comments that I posted about this video **Unfortunately they are the only comments thus far about this video):

"Thanks for posting! ! That song and that band has a good vibe. I appreciate the explanation of the Ghanaian day names and love the horns and the sekere (beaded cowrie shell rattle).

And I loved the ending-"If you love our music say "Yeah! If you love yourself say "Yeah Yeah Yeah!"

Yeah Yeah Yeah!"

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Yeah!

Cause I sure do love this African flava jazz music. :o)

-an African American sista

(Thanks to my facebook friend Lisa for alerting me to this group).