I first met Michael “Ibo” Cooper in 1970 when the band leader and keyboard player for the Inner Circle band. At the time the band always practiced at the home of the Lewis brothers, Roger and Ian, near the campus University of the West Indies at Mona in Kingston.
KINGSTON, Jamaica Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson on Sunday expressed condolences to the family and friends of Michael ’Ibo’ Cooper who died on Thursday at the age of 71 following a battle with c.
Former Prime Minister of Jamaica Percival James Patterson and musician, A J Brown, have added their voices to the chorus of tributes to Ibo Cooper, who has been hailed by his family as “a phenomenonal man, a wonderful father and a man whose.
Last Thursday’s passing of outspoken legendary musician and educator Ibo Cooper has been described by many as a huge loss to the reggae world. Cooper’s former Third World Band members have hailed him as “Jamaica’s finest” and Minister of Culture,.