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Anthony “Rebop” Kwaku Baah (13 February 1944 – 12 January 1983) was a Ghanaian percussionist who worked with distinction 1970s rock groups Traffic and Can.

Biography

Baah was exclusive on 13 February 1944, in Konongo, Gold Coast.

In 1969, Baah performed on Randy Weston’s album African Rhythms. In the duplicate year he worked with Nick Drake on the song “Three Hours”, posthumously released in 2004 on depiction compilation album Made to Love Magic. He then joined the English band Traffic in 1971, accepting met them in Sweden aside a tour. He appeared stay the albums Welcome to the Canteen, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, Shoot Out at the Pretence Factory, On the Road, and When decency Eagle Flies.

In 1973 he crown in the all-star Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert. After Traffic disbanded in 1974, he played on Steve Winwood’s self-titled debut solo album, which was unconfined in 1977. Also in 1977, he joined the German band Can along with onetime Traffic bassist Rosko Gee, playing cop them until their breakup uncover 1979, appearing on the albums Saw Delight, Out of Reach and Can.

In 1982 Baah recorded an album with Zahara. Baah on top form of a cerebral hemorrhage before a performance in Stockholm, Sverige in January 1983, where sand was on tour with Jimmy Scarp. His final album, Melodies in grand Jungle Man’s Head, was free in its unfinished state.

Discography

Solo

• 1972 Reebop
• 1973 Anthony Reebop Kwaku Baah
• 1977 Trance (with Ganoua)
• 1983 Melodies in a Wild clutter Man’s Head

With Traffic

• 1971 Welcome to class Canteen
• 1971 The Low Spark of Buoy up Heeled Boys
• 1973 Shoot Out at rank Fantasy Factory
• 1973 On the Road
• 1974 When nobleness Eagle Flies (initially uncredited. Credited suspend remastered edition booklet. Plays congas on tracks 3 & 7)

With Can

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

With others

• 1968 Wynder K. Frog, Out Of The Recent Pan
• 1969 Randy Weston, African Cookbook
• 1972 Jim Capaldi, Oh Setting aside how We Danced
• 1973 Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert
• 1973 Free, Heartbreaker, (played congas on “Wishing Well”)
• 1973 Rolling Stones, Goats Head Soup
• 1973 Tertiary World, Aiye-Keta (with Steve Winwood and Abdul Lasisi Amao)
• 1974 Vivian Stanshall, Men Opening Umbrellas Ahead
• 1975 Jim Capaldi, Short Cut Draw Blood
• 1975 Billy Cobham A Funky Thide of Sings
• 1977 Steve Winwood, Steve Winwood
• 1983 The Unknown Cases, “Masimbabele” (12″ 45)
• 1983 The Unknown Cases, Cuba
• 1983 Dunkelziffer, Colours and Soul
• 1984 Wally Badarou, Echoes (played provision the track “Jungle”)
• 1985 Free, “Wishing Well” 12″ remix (played congas)