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Form\u00e9 \u00e0 Marseille, Ozila ne serait rien sans l\u2019apport aussi d\u2019un certain <strong><em>Jacob Des-Varieux<\/em><\/strong> qui fait ici l\u2019une de ses premi\u00e8res apparitions sur disque. En 1977, <strong>Ozila 2001<\/strong> est le seul et unique album du groupe, un concentr\u00e9 d\u2019afro-rock et de disco qui n\u2019a pas grand-chose \u00e0 envier aux productions du genre venues d\u2019outre atlantique. Le single reprend le morceau titre et <em>Honey Honey<\/em> en face B, imparables sur la piste de danse, mais il ne faut pas manquer <em>Sweet Music<\/em>, le disco Gospel <em>Jesus <\/em>ou encore le beat afro-infernal de <em>Free People<\/em>. Le groupe ne rencontrera malheureusement pas le succ\u00e8s et s\u2019en tiendra l\u00e0. 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