Birth name Charles Downs Role Music performer Albums The Cooler Suite Name Rashid Bakr | Instruments Drums Occupation(s) Musician Genres Free jazz | |
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Born October 3, 1943 (age 80)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. ( 1943-10-03 ) Similar People Jemeel Moondoc, Roy Campbell - Jr, William Parker, Bun B, Bill Callahan | ||
Music director I Used to Be Darker Associated acts Other Dimensions In Music | ||
Rashid Bakr (born Charles Downs, October 3, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American free jazz drummer.
During the 1970s he was active in the New York Loft Jazz scene, performing at venues such as Rashied Ali's "Ali's Alley" and Sam Rivers' "Studio Rivbea" as a member of Ensemble Muntu along with Jemeel Moondoc among others. He went on to perform with Cecil Taylor in the early 1980s, appearing on the albums "The Eighth" and"Winged Serpent (Sliding Quadrants)".
Bakr is a member of Other Dimensions in Music, along with Roy Campbell, Daniel Carter and William Parker.
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