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