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Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah[1], 13 February 1944[2] in Konongo, Ghana[3]; died 12 January 1983[4] in Stockholm, Sweden) was a Ghanaian-Swedish percussionist.
[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 and On the Road.
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][6]
[edit] Solo discography
[edit] Albums
- Reebop (1972)
- Anthony Reebop Kwaku Baah (1973)
- Trance (1977)
- Melodies in a Jungle Mans Head (1983)
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