Anthony "Rebop" Kwaku Baah (13 February 1944 – 12 January 1983) was a Ghanaian

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who worked with the 1970s rock groups

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and Can.

Biography

Baah was born on 13 February 1944, in Konongo,

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. In 1969, Baah performed on

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's album ''African Rhythms''. In the same year he worked with Nick Drake on the song "Three Hours", posthumously released in 2004 on the compilation album '' Made to Love Magic''. He then joined the

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band

in 1971, having met them in Sweden during a tour. He appeared on the albums ''

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'', '' The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys'', ''

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'', '' On the Road'', and ''

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''. In 1973 he performed in the all-star ''

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''. After Traffic disbanded in 1974, he played on Steve Winwood’s self-titled debut solo album, which was released in 1977. Also in 1977, he joined the

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band Can along with former Traffic bassist

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, playing with them until their breakup in 1979, appearing on the albums '' Saw Delight'', '' Out of Reach'' and '' Can''. In 1982 Baah recorded an album with Zahara. Baah died of a cerebral hemorrhage during a performance in Stockholm, Sweden in January 1983, where he was on tour with Jimmy Cliff. His final album, ''Melodies in a Jungle Man's Head'', was released in its unfinished state.

Discography

Solo

* 1972 ''Reebop'' * 1973 ''Anthony Reebop Kwaku Baah'' * 1977 ''Trance'' (with Ganoua) * 1983 ''Melodies in a Jungle Man's Head''

With Traffic

*1971 ''

'' *1971 '' The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys'' *1973 ''

'' *1973 '' On the Road''

With Can

*1977 '' Saw Delight'' *1978 '' Out of Reach'' *1979 '' Can''

With others

* 1968 Wynder K. Frog, ''Out Of The Frying Pan'' * 1969

, '' African Cookbook'' * 1972

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, '' Oh How We Danced'' * 1973 Eric Clapton, ''

'' * 1973 Free, '' Heartbreaker'', (played congas on "Wishing Well") * 1973 Rolling Stones, ''

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'' * 1973 Third World, ''Aiye-Keta'' (with Steve Winwood and Abdul Lasisi Amao) * 1974

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, '' Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead'' * 1975 Jim Capaldi, ''

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'' * 1975

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'' * 1977 Steve Winwood, '' Steve Winwood'' * 1983 The Unknown Cases, "Masimbabele" (12" 45) * 1983 The Unknown Cases, ''Cuba'' * 1984

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, ''Echoes'' (played on the track "Jungle") * 1985 Free, "Wishing Well" 12" remix (played congas)

References

External links

* Rebop Kwaku Baahat

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kwaku Baah, Rebop 1944 births 1983 deaths Percussionists Can (band) members Traffic (band) members Island Records artists People from Ashanti Region Ghanaian musicians 20th-century British musicians 20th-century German musicians Zahara (band) members