Reebop Kwaku Baah
Anthony "Reebop" Kwaku Baah (* 13. February 1944 in Konongo , Ghana ; † 12. January 1983 in Stockholm ) was a Ghanaian fusion - percussionist .
Live and act
"Reebop" Kwaku Baah became famous when he was on Randy Weston's 1969 album, African Rhythms . He received the name "Reebop" from Dizzy Gillespie . He then worked from 1971 to 1974 with the British band Traffic , whom he met in 1971 on a tour through Sweden. He played on their albums Welcome to the Canteen , The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys , Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory and On the Road . In 1973 he appeared at Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert on the side of Pete Townshend and Steve Winwood with The Palpitations .
After the formation of Traffic broke up, he was still involved in Steve Winwood's first solo album, which was released in 1977. In the same year he played - together with the former Traffic bassist Rosko Gee - as a percussionist and singer in the German band Can , on whose albums Saw Delight , Out of Reach and Can he was involved. After the breakup in 1979, he was a member of the band Zahara in 1983 , with whom an album was created; the formation also included keyboardist Paul Delph , drummer Bryson Graham and Rosko Gee. He has also worked with Ginger Baker , the Rolling Stones , Billy Cobham ( A Funky Thide of Sings ), Maffy Falay and Jim Capaldi. With Stefan Krachten , Helmut Zerlett and their project The Unknown Cases , he recorded the dance floor classic Masimbabele , which he helped develop ; this is "a groundbreaking musical pioneering achievement - presumably for the first time African rhythms and singing, Tamla Motown soul, psychedelic rock and serial dance grooves were merged into something that had not been heard before."
Reebop Kwaku Baah died of intracerebral haemorrhage at a concert in Sweden at the age of 38 while playing in Jimmy Cliff's touring band . His last album, Melodies in a Jungle Mans Head , was released unfinished.
Discographic notes
- 1972 Reebop
- 1973 Anthony Reebop Kwaku Baah (with Bobo Stenson , Janne Schaffer , Rune Carlsson and others)
- 1977 trance
- 1983 Melodies in a Jungle Mans Head
- Albums as accompanist (selection)
- 1968 Wynder K. Frog , Out of the Frying Pan
- 1969 Randy Westons African Rhythms, African Cookbook (with Henri Texier , Art Taylor , Niles Weston)
- 1970 Jon Hendricks Live
- 1971 Bengt-Arne Wallin The Magic Box
- 1972 Jim Capaldi , Oh How We Danced
- 1973 Eric Clapton , Rainbow Concert
- 1973 Rolling Stones , Goats Head Soup
- 1974 Vivian Stanshall , Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead
- 1975 Jim Capaldi, Short Cut Draw Blood
- 1977 Steve Winwood, Steve Winwood
- 1978 Jimmy Cliff Give Thankx
- 1982 Free Completely Free
- 1983 The Unknown Cases, Masimbabele
- 1983 Dark figure Colors and Soul
- 1983 Zahara , Flight of the Spirit
Web links
- Reebop Kwaku Baah on Allmusic (English)
- Rebop Kwaku Baah at Discogs (English)
- Rebop Kwaku Baah in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ AOL Music ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Phil Brodie Band Info Page: "Births & Deaths" ( Memento from January 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), bittersuiteband.com.
- ↑ Also called Rebop and Kwakubaah
- ↑ Steve Winwood Fan Site
- ↑ Personnel
- ^ Binger Stage eV: Concert by Stefan Krachtens Goldman on February 15, 2014 ( Memento from August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ allmusic.com: Rebop Kwaku Baah: Biography
- ↑ Allmusic
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baah, Reebop Kwaku |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baah, Anthony Kwaku |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ghanaian fusion percussionist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Konongo , Ghana |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1983 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |