| Augustus Pablo | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Horace Swaby |
| Born | June 21, 1954 |
| Origin | St. Andrew, Jamaica |
| Died | May 18, 1999 |
| Genre(s) | Roots reggae, dub |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, instrumentalist |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard, melodica |
| Years active | 1970s – 1999 |
| Associated acts | Now Generation |
Horace Swaby (June 21, 1954 – May 18, 1999), better known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Saint Andrew ( Capital Half Way Tree) is a parish, situated in the southeast of Jamaica in the County of Surrey Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Roots reggae is a subgenre of Reggae that concerns itself with the life of the ghetto sufferer and the rural poor Dub is a form of music which evolved from Reggae in the late 1960s In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a Musical instrument, particularly the piano The melodica is a Free-reed instrument similar to the Accordion and Harmonica. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Roots reggae is a subgenre of Reggae that concerns itself with the life of the ghetto sufferer and the rural poor Dub is a form of music which evolved from Reggae in the late 1960s In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. He was perhaps the first person to use the melodica as a viable musical instrument. The melodica is a Free-reed instrument similar to the Accordion and Harmonica. He was known for his devotion to the spiritual Rastafari movement. The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafari, Rastafarianism or simply Rasta) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, New Testament
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Life and career
He was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica and learned to play the organ in Kingston College School. Saint Andrew ( Capital Half Way Tree) is a parish, situated in the southeast of Jamaica in the County of Surrey The organ (from Greek όργανον – organon "organ instrument tool" is a Keyboard instrument of one or more divisions each It was at that point an unnamed girl lent him the melodica. Fascinated by the instrument, Pablo rarely put it down. He also met Herman Chin Loy, who after working at his cousin Leslie Kong's Beverley's record shop, had set up his own Aquarius store in Half Way Tree. Herman Chin Loy is a Jamaican Record producer, best known for his productions from the late 1960s and early 1970s of artists such as Augustus Pablo, Leslie Kong (1933 – August 9 1971) was a Chinese Jamaican, Reggae Record producer. Saint Andrew ( Capital Half Way Tree) is a parish, situated in the southeast of Jamaica in the County of Surrey Swaby recorded early tracks including "Higgi Higgi", "East of the River Nile", "Song of the East", and "The Red Sea" between 1971 and 1973 for Chin-Loy's Aquarius Records. [1] The name Augustus Pablo had previously been used by the producer for many of the discs he produced featuring a keyboards player,[2] and Swaby took the name for this recording.
"East of the River Nile", a unique blend of East Asian and Jamaican sounds, became a moderate hit. Augustus Pablo popularized the use of the melodica (an instrument used primarily to teach children music in the Jamaican public schools) in reggae music. He soon joined Now Generation (Mikey Chung's band) and played the keyboard with them while his friend, Clive, began his own career as a record producer. Born Michael Chung, Mikey Chung is a keyboard, Guitar and Percussion player arranger and Record producer of Jamaican Pablo and Chin recorded "Java" (1972) together,[1] as soon as Pablo quit Now Generation and Clive was able to get the studio time, the instrumental was a massive hit, and launched Pablo's solo career. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An instrumental is a Musical composition or recording without Lyrics or any other sort of Vocal music; all of the Music is produced by He recorded with Chin and various others, including Leonard Chin, his uncle, and Lee Perry. Lee "Scratch" Perry (born Rainford Hugh Perry, on March 20, 1936, in Kendal Jamaica) is a reggae and dub artist who has been He scored another smash hit with "My Desire" (John Holt). John Holt (born John Kenneth Holt, 11 July 1947, Kingston Jamaica) is a Reggae Singer and Songwriter.
Pablo formed labels Hot Stuff, Message and Rockers (named after his brother's soundsystem, Rockers), and released a steady stream of well-received instrumentals, mostly versions of older hits from Studio One. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A sound system is a group of DJs and engineers contributing and working together as one often playing and producing one particular kind of Music. In spite of his success with Rockers, Pablo's seminal 1974 album, This Is Augustus Pablo was recorded with Clive and Pat Chin. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. This IsAugustus Pablo is an album by Augustus Pablo originally released in 1973 and co-written and produced by Pablo's childhood friend and critically acclaimed This was followed by a collaboration with the legendary reggae engineer King Tubby to great acclaim, releasing 1975's Ital Dub. King Tubby (born Osbourne Ruddock, January 28, 1941 – February 6, 1989) was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ital Dub is an album by Augustus Pablo originally released in 1974 and sees Tommy Cowan and Warwick Lyn replacing Clive Chin
In the later 1970s, Pablo produced a steady stream of hits, including the hit "Black Star Liner" (Fred Locks). This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Fred Locks (b Stafford Elliot 1955 Kingston Jamaica) is a Roots reggae singer best known for his mid-1970s single "Black Star Liners" and the album of He also worked with Dillinger, Norris Reid, I-Roy, Jacob Miller, Te -Track, The Immortals, Paul Blackman, Earl Sixteen, Roman Stewart, Lacksley Castell, The Heptones, Bob Marley, Ricky Grant, Delroy Williams,Junior Delgado, Horace Andy and Freddy McKay. Dillinger (born Lester Bullocks, June 25 1953, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Reggae artist. Roy Samuel Reid ( 28 June 1944 — 27 November 1999, born in St For other people named Jacob Miller see Jacob Miller (disambiguation Jacob Miller ( May 4, 1952 &ndash March 23 Paul Blackman (born December 7, 1958 in Worthing, England) is a British Theatrical producer and director. Earl Sixteen (b Earl Daley, 1958 Kingston Jamaica) is a Reggae singer whose career began in the mid-1970s The Heptones were a Jamaican Rocksteady and Reggae vocal trio most active in the 1960s and early 1970s Robert "Bob" Nesta Marley OM (February 6 1945 – May 11 1981 was a Jamaican Musician, Singer-songwriter and Rastafarian Junior Delgado (born Oscar Hibbert 25 August 1958, Kingston, Jamaica — died 11 April 2005, South London, Horace Andy (born Horace Hinds, 19 February 1951, Allman Town, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Roots reggae Freddie McKay (sometimes Freddy McKay) (b 1947 St Catherine, Jamaica, d This period was eventually commemorated with critically acclaimed LP's including King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (1976) and Hugh Mundell's classic Africa Must be Free by 1983. King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown, a/k/a King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown, is a dub album by Augustus Pablo and King Tubby Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Mundell (b 1962 d 1983 was a Jamaican Reggae performer Hugh was introduced to reggae by his family's neighbor reggae performer and producer This was followed by East of the River Nile (1978), Original Rockers (1979) and Rockers Meets King Tubby in a Firehouse, another acclaimed hit album. East of the River Nile is a 1977 dub album (see 1977 in music) by Jamaican musician Augustus Pablo. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Rockers Meets King Tubby In a Firehouse, is a dub album by Augustus Pablo and King Tubby, released in 1980
In the 1980s, Pablo's career slowed significantly. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. He had begun to establish an American audience, and released Rising Sun in 1986 to good reviews and sales. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Pablo also produced memorable hits, including "Ragamuffin Year" (Junior Delgado), "Humble Yourself" (Asher & Tremble) and "Far Far Away" (Ricky Grant). Junior Delgado (born Oscar Hibbert 25 August 1958, Kingston, Jamaica — died 11 April 2005, South London, Shrek 2, released in the United States on 19 May 2004, is the 2004 Academy Award nominated Sequel to the In addition, Pablo toured extensively throughout the world, making a memorable live album in Tokyo in 1987. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) That same year, Rockers Come East re-established his career, and he began to release a series of critically acclaimed though somewhat inaccessible albums in the 1990s, including Blowing With the Wind and also producing several, such as Night & Day (Dawn Penn) and Jah Made Them All (Yami Bolo). The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Dawn Penn (born Dawn Pickering 1952, Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican Reggae Singer. Rolando Ephraim McLean, better known as Yami Bolo is a Jamaican Reggae singer
Pablo died as a result of a collapsed lung on May 18, 1999. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) He had been suffering for some time from the nerve disorder Myasthenia gravis. Myasthenia gravis (literally "serious muscle-weakness" from Greek μύς "muscle" "weakness" and Latin gravis
He has a daughter named Isis, and a son named Addis.
Selected discography
- This Is Augustus Pablo 1973
- Ital Dub 1974
- King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown 1976
- East of the River Nile 1978
- Original Rockers 1979
- Africa Must Be Free Dub 1979
- Rockers Meets King Tubby in a Firehouse 1981
- Earth's Rightful Ruler 1983
- Thriller 1974
- King David's Melody 1982
- Rising Sun 1986
- Rebel Rock Reggae 1986
- Rockers Come East 1987
- Eastman Dub 1988
- Presents Rockers Story 1989
- Blowing with the Wind 1990
- Presents Rockers International Showcase 1991
- El Rockers 2000
- JAH Inspiration 2001
- In Fine Style 2003
- The Great Pablo 2001
- The Essential Augustus Pablo 2005
- Skanking With Pablo 2003
- Meets Lee Perry 2002
- Dubbing With The Don 2002
- Authentic Golden Melodies 1992
References
External links
- officialaugustuspablomusic.com Official site
- elrockers.org Fan site
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