Jeff Beck Group w/Clive Chaman & Bobby Tench
Traffic w/Reebop Kwabu Bah
Rosco Gee, Traffic bassist also played in German Rock band Can with Reebop
Reg Isidore, drummer for Robin Trower, was also session musician for Peter Green & Pink Floyd's Richard Wright. Brother of Conrad Isidore (Joe Cocker & Stephan Stills) and Gus Isidore (Seal guitarist)
Jimmy Cliff grew up in North London and exchange songs and themes with Cat Stevens before his mega break through.
Calvin Fuzzy Samuels was bassist for Stephan Stills, Eddie Grant, Parliament Funkadelic and session musician on Tommy by The Who.
The local London club scene during the swinging 60s formed the beginning of a social
set from which the African and West Indian musician created their own unique
perspective and influenced the
entertainment iindustry.
Many British bands such as: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Traffic,
Free, Joe Cocker, Marc Boland, Jeff Beck, Elton John utilized West Indian
and African musicians and their influence during critical points in their careers.
African Rock is a documentary film examining the community of African and West Indian musicians who lived and worked in London during the sixties and seventies and their contributions to the burgeoning
pop scene. Some of these artists reveal their successes and failures and share a range of hopes and fears.
The Stones at Hyde Park 1969 with Ginger Johnson, Loughty Amao & African Drummers
Afro Rock Legends Osibisa
