Rebop Kwaku Baah

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Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah[1], (born Remi Kabaka, February 13, 1944[2] in Lagos, Nigeria[3]; died January 12, 1983[4] in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Nigerian-Swedish percussionist.

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[edit] Biography

He played in the English band Traffic from 1971 to 1974, having met them in Sweden during a tour in 1971. He appeared on the albums Welcome to the Canteen, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory, On the Road and When the Eagle Flies.

Later, along with former Traffic bassist Rosko Gee, he joined the German band Can in 1977, playing with them until their breakup in 1979, appearing on the albums Saw Delight, Out of Reach and Can. He also played with Ginger Baker's Air Force, Wings and others.

Rebop died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1983. His final album, Melodies in a Jungle Mans Head, was released in its unfinished state.[5]

His son, also named Remi Kabaka, has been working with Gorillaz as recently as 2004, as the voice actor for Russel.[6]

[edit] Solo discography

[edit] Albums

  • Reebop (1972)
  • Anthony Reebop Kwaku Baah (1973)
  • Trance (1977)
  • Melodies in a Jungle Mans Head (1983)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Spelling variations include "Reebop" and "Kwakabooah"
  2. ^ Steve Winwood fan site
  3. ^ AOL Music
  4. ^ Bitter Suite Band
  5. ^ All Music Guide
  6. ^ Unofficial Gorillaz fan site

[edit] External links

Can
Holger Czukay | Michael Karoli | Jaki Liebezeit | Irmin Schmidt
Malcolm Mooney | Damo Suzuki | Rosko Gee | Rebop Kwaku Baah
Discography
Albums: Monster Movie | Soundtracks | Tago Mago | Ege Bamyasi | Future Days | Soon Over Babaluma | Landed | Flow Motion | Saw Delight | Out of Reach | Can | Rite Time
Compilation albums: Limited Edition | Unlimited Edition | Opener | Cannibalism | Delay 1968 | Incandescence | Cannibalism 2 | Anthology | Cannibalism 3 | Peel Sessions | Radio Waves | Can Live | Sacrilege
Famous songs: "Yoo Doo Right" | "Mushroom" | "Halleluhwah" | "Vitamin C" | "Spoon" | "Moonshake" | "I Want More"
Related articles: Krautrock | Spoon Records | Traffic | Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet
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