Sonny Okosun (01 Jan 1947 - 24 May 2008)

Male Person - Nigeria

Releases (5)

Official

Album

1. 3rd World 1980
2. Liberation 1984

Relationships (1)

Collaborator On

1. Artists United Against Apartheid

Recordings by (32)

1. Adesua 6:04 (1976)
2. Help 4:02 (1976)
3. My Ancestors 5:36 (1976)
4. Ozidism "Moina" 5:02 (1976)
5. Don't Cry 4:46 (1976)
6. Chinelo 3:27 (1976)
7. O' Jesu 5:08 (1976)
8. 3rd World 8:11 (1980)
9. Tire Ni Oluwa 8:10 (1980)
10. Tell Them 9:18 (1980)
11. My Woman 7:39 (1980)
12. Highlife 5:40 (1984)
13. Liberation 6:25 (1984)
14. Amen 5:25 (1984)
15. Olu Ebube 8:19 (1984)
16. African Women 8:50 (1984)
17. Which Way Nigeria 6:49 (1984)
18. Tell My People 7:00 (1984)
19. Fire in Soweto 7:11 (Jun 1997)
20. Highlife (dub version) 5:45 (15 Jun 2018)
21. Dance Of The Elephants 7:28 (18 Oct 2019)
22. Oba Erediauwa I 6:16 (18 Oct 2019)
23. Odenigbo 8:04 ()
24. African Soldiers 6:59 ()
25. Festival (Idea) 7:28 ()
26. King of Kings 4:47 ()
27. Woman 6:38 ()
28. Wind of Change 5:07 ()
29. Mohammed 7:01 ()
30. Babylon 5:30 ()
31. Happy Days 6:25 ()
32. Third World ?:?? ()

On Recordings (5)

Performer

1. The Struggle Continues 7:19 Miles Davis, Ron Carter, Stanley Jordan, Tony Williams & Herbie Hancock (07 Dec 1985)

Instruments

1. Sun City (last remix / UK 12” single version) 9:37 Artists United Against Apartheid (25 Oct 1985) talking drum
2. Sun City (version II) 5:42 Artists United Against Apartheid (07 Dec 1985) talking drum
3. Sun City 7:10 Artists United Against Apartheid (07 Dec 1985) talking drum

Vocals

1. Let Me See Your I.D. 7:19 Gil Scott‐Heron, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Duke Bootee (07 Dec 1985)

Credited as (1)

1. Sonny Okosun

Works (1)

Composed

1. Fire

Links (2)

Discogs

1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/797376

Wikidata

1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7562080