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Augustus Pablo

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Born
21 June 1954
Born In
Saint Andrew, Jamaica
Died
18 May 1999 (aged 44)
Horace Swaby (June 21, 1954 – May 18, 1999), better known as Augustus Pablo, the melodica king, was a Jamaican and record producer and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. He was perhaps the first person to use the melodica as a viable musical instrument. He was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica and learned to play the organ in Kingston College School. 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; the Chin family owned an influential record store in Kingston. Swaby re… read more
Horace Swaby (June 21, 1954 – May 18, 1999), better known as Augustus Pablo, the melodica king, was a Jamaican and record producer and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. He was perhaps the first person to use the melodica as a viable musical instrument. He was born i… read more
Horace Swaby (June 21, 1954 – May 18, 1999), better known as Augustus Pablo, the melodica king, was a Jamaican and record producer and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. He was perhaps the first person to use the melodica as a viable musical instrument. He was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica and learned to play the organ in Kingston College … read more

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1 Play track Cassava Piece ('79 Style) Cassava Piece ('79 Style)
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2 Play track Classic Reggae The Essential Collection King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown
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3 Play track King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
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4 King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown King Tubby's Meets Rockers Uptown
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5 Play track Skanking With Pablo 1971-77 Java
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6 Play track East of the River Nile - 1971 Version East of the River Nile - 1971 Version
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7 Play track Original Rockers Thunder Clap
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8 Play track El Rocker's Skanking Easy
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9 Play track Down Santic Way - Santic Jamaican Productions Pressure Sounds 46 Peace and Love Dub
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10 Play track King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown Keep on Dubbing
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