Ambrose Campbell
(1919-2006)
Nigerian musician/band leader
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Ambrose Campbell (19 August 1919 – 22 June 2006) was a Nigerian musician and bandleader. He is credited with forming Britain's first ever black band, the West African Rhythm Brothers, in the 1940s, and was also acknowledged by Fela Kuti as "the father of modern Nigerian music". He worked with British jazz musicians in the 1950s, and later toured and recorded with Leon Russell in the US, where he lived for thirty years.
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19 August 1919 Lagos/Nigeria
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22 June 2006 (aged 86) Plymouth, England
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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