Biography: Oito Batutas, OK Jazz Band, OK Success, Okros Ensemble, Oku Onuora, Okukuseku, Old Blind Dogs, Olegário Mariano, Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, Oliver de Coque,

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Oito Batutas Biography, Photos, Pictures

The group Oito Batutas was of fundamental importance to Brazilian music for several reasons Led by Pixinguinha, Oito Batutas was formed to entertain the audience of the Cinema Palais in its foyer

OK Jazz Band Biography, Photos, Pictures

Legendary band formed in 1956 by the equally legendary Franco The band’s initial style was acoustic rumba-influenced material, but they grew into a big band by the ’60s and were that decade’s most popular, and probably best, band

OK Success was a Zairean rumba band who moved south to seek fame and fortune in 1970 However, within a few months, all of their personnel except for Andrew Ngoyi and Joseph Kishala left the band

Okros Ensemble Biography, Photos, Pictures

The folk music traditions of Hungary are extended through the playing of violinist Casaba Okros and his group, The Okros Ensemble Over the past decade, the group has toured throughout the world and has collaborated with such artists as violinist Sandor Fodor “Neti,” the last living exponent of the Hungarian folk music of the Kalotaszeg region of Transylvania and vocalist Marta Sebestyen

The name of Oku Onuora, Jamaica’s best known dub poet, a notorious radical, criminal, and proud subversive, literally translates as fire in the desert and symbolizes the voice of the people

One of the best guitar highlife bands ever, they became famous during the 1970s, leaving for Nigeria soon after, where they recorded most of their best material They returned to Ghana in the mid-’80s after the Nigerian oil boom ended

Old Blind Dogs Biography, Photos, Pictures

In Britain and Ireland, as in America, a number of folk music bands sprung up that have combined strong elements and foundations of the traditional with a variety of influences from other cultures and styles

Olegário Mariano Biography, Photos, Pictures

Though Olegário Mariano’s contributions to Brazilian culture were of enormous importance in the fields of poetry and literature; he was also the lyricist of some important songs

Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi Biography, Photos, Pictures

Gifted with a deep, gutsy voice and a talent for writing songs that reflect on the daily life and struggles of the people of his homeland, Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi is one of Zimbabwe’s greatest artists

Oliver de Coque Biography, Photos, Pictures

Coque started his music career in the mid ’70s Oliver and his band, The Expo 76 Ogene Super Sounds play highlife music Coque is the lead guitarist of this group and is still performing live concerts throughout Nigeria