Cedric Brooks
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Jamaican reggae musician
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1943
- Active to
- 2013
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Discography
Member of
- The Skatalites2000–2007
- Sound Dimension
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- 10,969
- Total plays
- 89,756
Tags
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Tenor Saxophonist Cedric “IM” Brooks is one of Jamaica’s most adventurous musicians. Born in the heart of Kingston, Brooks was a student at the legendary Alpha Reform School for Boys in Vineyard Town. In the 60’s Brooks attended college in the USA and eventually moved there permanently. 1) Brooks has experimented with African rhythms, fused elements of Jazz, Latin, and soul music and has created a unique multi rhythmic sound and a live show as extravagant as those presented by Sun Ra, Hugh Ma
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cedric
- Family name
- Brooks
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Jamaica
- Place of birth
- Kingston
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Genre
- reggae
- Instrument
- saxophone
- Record label
- Studio One
- Image
- The Skatalites in Uruguay.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 2013-05-03
- date of birth
- 1943-01-01
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
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