Michael Cooper (musician)

For the American musician named Michael Cooper, see Con Funk Shun.

Michael Cooper
Also known as	Ibo Cooper, Michael Kenneth Cooper
Born	Clarendon, Jamaica
Genres	Reggae
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer, educator
Instruments	Keyboard
Associated acts	Third World, Inner Circle, Burning Spear

Michael "Ibo" Cooper is a 1962 born 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

↑ Walters, Basil (20 June 2011). "Children preserving their dads' musical legacies". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2013-05-23.
↑ Dawes, Kwame (2004). "Michael "Ibo" Cooper". BOMB 86.

Inner Circle

Ian Lewis Roger Lewis Bernard "Touter" Harvey Michael Sterling Lancelot Hall Trevor "Skatta" Bonnick Michael "Ibo" Cooper Stephen "Cat" Coore William Stewart William "Bunny Rugs" Clarke Irvin "Carrot" Jarrett Milton "Prilly" Hamilton Charles Farquharson Calvin McKenzie Funky Brown Jacob Miller Lester Adderley Norman Grant Rick Hunt Calton Coffie Dave Gonzales Kris Bentley Jr. Jazz

Albums	Bad to the Bone (1992)

Singles	"Bad Boys" "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" "Games People Play"

Related	Discography

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