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Glen DaCosta

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Glen DaCosta, an Alpha Boys School saxophonist, joined Zap Pow after military service and became part of the "all-Alpha" horn section, with David Madden and Vin Gordon, heard across Bob Marley & the Wailers' Exodus and Kaya albums.

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Confidence: Probable
Era: Open era →

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Story · Well supportedFrom Alpha horns to the studio session

A reform school on South Camp Road quietly supplied the horn section for most of reggae's biggest records.