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Michael Cooper (musician)

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Michael Cooper
Also known asIbo Cooper, Michael Kenneth Cooper
BornClarendon, Jamaica
GenresReggae
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, educator
Instrument(s)Keyboards

Michael "Ibo" Cooper (born 1950) is a Jamaican reggae musician and musical educator. He was member of the pop-band Inner Circle and founding member of the reggae band Third World.[1] He has also appeared with reggae artist Burning Spear.

He currently teaches full-time as head of the Caribbean, Latin American and jazz department (Popular Music Studies) at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts in Kingston, Jamaica.[2]

References

  1. ^ Walters, Basil (20 June 2011). "Children preserving their dads' musical legacies". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  2. ^ Dawes, Kwame (2004). "Michael "Ibo" Cooper". BOMB. 86.