Remembering pioneering Afro rock legend Teddy Osei

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One of the founding members of the pioneering Afro rock band, Osibisa, Teddy Osei has died at age 88. Hosts Carol Hills and Carolyn Beeler explore the monumental career of this Ghanaian-born multi-instrumentalist whose music is credited with bringing African rhythms and harmonies to Western pop music, beginning in the 1970s.

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