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Back To Africa Part 1 by Count Ossie And His Band

Artist Biography For Count Ossie And His Band

Count Ossie Born Oswald Williams 1926 St. Thomas Jamaica-18 October 1976 Was A Jamaican Rastafari Movement Drummer And Band Leader.
As A Young Boy He Grew In A Rasta Community Were He Learned Techniques Of Vocal Chanting And Hand Drumming. In The Late 1950s He With Other Percussionists Formed The Count Ossie Group. His First Sound Recordings Were Made After Meeting Prince Buster. One Of Those Was A Song “Oh Carolina ” Is Regarded By Some Music Historians As The First-Ever Reggae Record. During This Period Count Ossie Also Recorded For Harry Mudie.

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