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Reggae Icon and Former Power 101 FM DJ Ibo Cooper has died

Just weeks after Jesse Jenda died, Reggae icon, Michael ‘Ibo’ Cooper, another of the great Jamaicans who spent their time in Malawi presenting at Power 101 FM has died. He was also member of the legendary band Third World. He was 71-years-old.

In a statement from his family they said Cooper died peacefully after a brief illness.

“Ibo’s contribution to music and culture was immeasurable. His children remember him as a remarkable human being with a magnanimous spirit and light,” said the family.

Cooper was born in Clarendon, Jamaica on January 14, 1952. He took his first steps in music with the influential reggae band, Inner Circle.

The voice of Cooper became known to Malawians through his teachings when he was part of the Power 101 FM Jamaican contingent that comprised of Jesse Jenda, Junior Manning and Cooper himself. He also gave some lectures at the University of Malawi Chanco.

Cooper was as a keyboardist, songwriter and vocalist for Third World. He left the band in 1997 to became a teacher

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