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Count Ossie
perc, *1926 JM
Musician of Reggae
A.k.a. Oswald Williams
Nyahbinghi drumming is not exclusive to the Nyahbinghi branch but is common to all Rastafarians. However, Count Ossie (died 1976) appear to be the first to put nyahbinghi drumming to records and so helped to establish and maintain Rastafari culture through music; incorporating influences from traditional Jamaican Kumina drumming with songs and rhythms learned from the recordings of Nigerian musician Babatunde Olatunji.
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Popular Tracks 
Sam's Intro on Tales of Mozambique by Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Runh One Mile on Tales of Mozambique by Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Groundation - Excerpt on Groundation / Ethiopian Serenade by Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari Wicked Babylon on Tales of Mozambique by Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Let Freedom Reign on Tales of Mozambique by Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Mozambique: Tales of Mozambique on Tales of Mozambique by Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Nigerian Reggae on Tales of Mozambique by Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation No Night in Zion on Tales of Mozambique by Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Ah Ji Wah Wah: Selam Nna Wadada (Peace & Love) on Tales of Mozambique by Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Narration on Reggae Never Gets Old by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gay Drums / Lady With The Starlight | Leslie Butler & Count Ossie / Ken Boothe | 2017 | Single |
| The Retreat Song Jikele Maweni / The Call of The Drums Rhythm 1 | Patsy Todd, Lennie Hibbert, Lynn Taitt & The Jets / Leslie Butler & Count Ossie, The Fugitives | 2017 | Single |
| Living Soul Aka The Loop / Gay Drums | Jo Jo Bennett With Lynn Taitt & The Jets / Leslie Butler & Count Ossie | 2016 | Single |
| Miss Cushie / Pure Soul | Junior Soul With Lynn Taitt & The Jets / Lennie Hibbert With Lynn Taitt & Count Ossie | 2016 | Single |
| Inner World | Count Ossie, Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari | 2000 | Compil. |
| Remembering Count Ossie: A Rasta "Reggae" Legend | Count Ossie | 1996 | Album |
| Man From Higher Heights | Count Ossie | 1983 | Album |
| Tales Of Mozambique | Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari | 1975 | Album |
| Grounation | Count Ossie And The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari | 1973 | Album |
| Oh Carolina / Way Back Home | Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari | 1972 | Single |
| Ethiopian Serenade | Count Ossie And Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari | 1972 | Single |
| So Long Rastafari Calling | Count Ossie, Cedric "Im" Brooks | 1971 | Single |
| Hard Fighter / Back To Africa | Little Roy / Count Ossie | 1971 | Single |
| Whispering Drum / Give Me Some More Loving | Count Ossie & Mudies All Stars / Slim Smith & The Uniques | 1971 | Single |
| Rock With Soul (Soul Flute Part 2) | Tommy McCook, Count Ossie | 1971 | Single |
| Earth Sound Part I | Count Ossie, Ernest Ranglin | 1970 | Single |
| Let Me Tell You Boy / Swinging For Joy | The Ebony Sisters / Count Ossie | 1969 | Single |
| Manual Road / Fire Escape | The Two Sparks / Count Ossie & Rico Rodriguez | 1969 | Single |
| Run Girl / Music I Feel | G.G. Grossett / Count Ossie | 1969 | Single |
| Ethiopian Kingdom / A Ju Ju Wa | Ronald Downer, Count Ossie | 1968 | Single |
| A B C Rocksteady / Soul Drums | The Gaylads / Leslie Butler & Count Ossie | 1968 | Single |
| Pure Soul / A Man Is Two Faced | Lennie Hibbert, Lynn Taitt And Count Ossie / Patsy Todd With Lynn Taitt & The Jets | 1968 | Single |
| Lady With The Starlight / Gay Drums | Ken Boothe / Leslie Butler And Count Ossie | 1968 | Single |
| Babylon Gone / First Gone | Winston & Roy with Count Ossie & His The Wareikas | 1962 | Single |
| Cool Breeze / Band Of Angels | Bunnie & Skitter & Count Ossie & The Wareikas / Robbie & The Nightengale | 1961 | Single |
| Destiny | Lascelles Perkins, Count Ossie & The Wareikas | 1961 | Single |
| Another Moses / Hully Gully Rock | The Mellowcats, Count Ossie & His The Wareikas / Roland Alphonso & His Alley Cats | 1960 | Single |
| Babylon Gone / First Gone | Count Ossie | 1960 | Single |
| So Long | Count Ossie & The Wareikas | Single | |
| No Man Version / Black Up | King Stitt / Karl Bryan & Count Ossie | Single | |
| Holly Mount Zion / Be A Man | Karl Bryan & Count Ossie / King Stitt | Single | |
| One Bright Morning / Swinging For Joy | Count Ossie & The Wareikas | Single | |
| Babylone Gone | Count Ossie & The Wareikas / Roy Ashmed | Single | |
| Serve Him And Live | Count Ossie & The Wareikas | Single | |
| First Gone / Babylon Gone | Winston & Roy / Count Ossie | Single | |
| First Gone / Going Home To Zion Land | Count Ossie & The Wareikas | Single | |
| Rasta Reggae / Samia | Count Ossie And Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari | Single | |
| Rock A Man Soul / Lazy Lou | The Mellowcats, Count Ossie And The Wareikas / Monty Alexander And The Cyclones | Single | |
| Babylon Gone / Give Me Some More Loving | Winston & Roy with Count Ossie / Slim Smith | Single | |
| Back To Africa Version | Count Ossie | Single | |
| Right Onn Rasta | Cedric "Im" Brooks & Count Ossie / Wild Man Johnson | Single | |
| Babylon Gone / Mudies Mood | Count Ossie & The Wareikas / The Rhythm Rulers | Single | |
| Soul Drums / Gay Drums | Count Ossie | Single | |
| Right Onn Rasta | Cedric "Im" Brooks & Count Ossie | Single | |
| Fire Escape / Sodom And Gomorrah | Count Ossie & King Joe And His African Drums / Count Ossie & The Wareikas | Single | |
| Open Up Your Heart | Brother Moses With Count Ossie & Cedric "Im" Brooks | Single | |
| Sound Almighty / Meditation | Soul Defenders / The Cyclones With Count Ossie | Single | |
| Run Girl / Herb I Feel | G.G. Grossett / Count Ossie | Single |
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