Anthony 'Reebop' Kwaku Bah* – Anthony 'Reebop' Kwaku Bah

This is the 1973 solo album by Ghanaian percussionist Anthony Kwaku Bah, who was given the nickname „Reebop“ by American
jazz legend Dizzie Gillespie. He passed away early at the age of 39 in Stockholm in 1983, but before made himself a name for his
works with UK 70s rock heroes TRAFFIC and German Krautrockers CAN, amongst others. If you might expect here the prototypical
Afro Beat and Afro Rock you mostly know from British bands, you will be surprised that this is only one part of the deal. Yes, there
are African elements to be found, buried somewhere in this boiling cauldron where polyrhythmic grooves are the base for jazz
improvisations by the brass section, that range from naughty swing and bebop, to freaked-out free jazz

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Tracklist

Side A

1A Kwaku's Thing (6:48)
2A Funkum (5:57)
3A Iponohinime (7:10)

Side B

1B Africa (5:30)
2B Lovin' You Baby (5:17)
3B 200 To 500 Years Ago (9:06)