Reggae musician Michael ‘Ibo’ Cooper has died

Reggae musician, educator, and founding member of Reggae band Third World, Michael “Ibo” Cooper, has died.

In accordance with experiences, the 71-year-old musician had been ailing for a while.

Cooper’s dying comes months after his son, famed Jamaican disc jockey Arif Cooper died instantly in March.

Learn: Standard Jamaican DJ Arif Cooper has died

Michael’s spouse Pleasure additionally handed away final month.

He was member of the reggae band Internal Circle and founding member of the reggae band Third World.

Third World was initially fashioned in 1973 by Cooper, a keyboardist, and guitarist/cellist Steven “Cat” Coore.

Cooper was a music lecturer on the Edna Manley Faculty of the Visible and Performing Arts in Kingston. He was additionally chairman of the Jamaica Reggae Business Affiliation (JARIA).

In 2005, he alongside his former band mate Coore had acquired the Order of Distinction, within the rank of Officer (OD), for his or her contribution to the event of Jamaican music.

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