Rebop Kwaku Baah

Anthony "Reebop" Kwaku Baah^[1], born 13 February 1944^[2] in Konongo, Ghana^[3]; died 12 January 1983^[4] in Stockholm, Sweden was a Ghanaian percussionist.

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.

In 1973 he played in Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert along with Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Rick Grech, Jim Capaldi, Ronnie Wood, Jimmy Karstein, and Steve Winwood.

After Traffic had broken up, he played on Steve Winwood’s self-titled debut solo album, which was released in 1977. Also in 1977, he joined the German band Can along with former Traffic bassist Rosko Gee, playing with them until their breakup in 1979, appearing on the albums Saw Delight, Out of Reach and Can.

In 1983 he recorded an album with Zahara, a group with several notable members including Reebop Kwaku Baah (percussion), Paul Delph (keyboards), Bryson Graham (drums), Rosko Gee (bass).^[5]

Reebop died of a cerebral hemorrhage during a performance in Sweden in 1983 (he had originally gone there as part of Jimmy Cliff's touring band). His final album, Melodies in a Jungle Mans Head, was released in its unfinished state.^[6]

Reebop is not to be confused with Nigerian drummer Remi Kabaka. Reebop and Remi both appear on Jim Capaldi's 1975 album Short Cut Draw Blood making completely different contributions in regards to percussion. They also both performed with Steve Winwood at different times (Reebop as a member of Traffic, Remi in a short-lived unit called Third World with fellow Nigerian Abdul Lasisi "Loughty" Amao).

Discography

Solo

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

With Traffic

• 1971 Welcome to the Canteen
• 1971 The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
• 1973 Shoot Out at the Fantasy Factory
• 1973 On the Road

With Can

• 1977 Saw Delight
• 1978 Out of Reach
• 1979 Can

With Others

• 1973 Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton's Rainbow Concert
• 1973 Rolling Stones, Goats Head Soup
• 1975 Jim Capaldi, Short Cut Draw Blood
• 1977 Steve Winwood, Steve Winwood
• 1983 The Unknown Cases, Masimbabele (12" 45)

References

External links

• Rebop Kwaku Baah at Allmusic.com
• Rebop Kwaku Baah at the Internet Movie Database