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Thursday 9 January 2020

Reggae Thursdays: Cedric "Im" Brooks

Cedric Brooks (1943 – 3 May 2013)

Jamaican Saxophonist and Flautist, Cedric Brooks, was a member of The Mystic Revelations Of Rastafari, The Sound Dimensions, Divine Light, The Light of Saba and The Skatalites and also released his solo efforts. He worked as a studio musician in the 1970's and did most of his own recordings during this period. Future outputs was limited in the 1980's and 1990's, but he continued on with his session work. He died in 2013; please take a listen here and Happy Reggae Thursday: Give me back my language (with Count Ossie), Let freedom reign (Mystic Revelations of Rastafari) , He is with us, Africa calling and Lamb's bread collie

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedric_Brooks
Background information
Born1943
Kingston, Jamaica
Died3 May 2013 (aged 70)
New York City, United States
GenresReggaeAfrobeat
InstrumentsTenor saxophone,fluteDrums
Years activeearly 1960s – 2013
LabelsStudio One
Associated actsIm & Dave, The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari, The Light of Saba, The SkatalitesThe Sound Dimensions

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