Augustus Pablo
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Augustus Pablo was a pioneering Jamaican reggae and dub musician and producer, renowned for popularizing the melodica in roots reggae and creating influential, atmospheric dub recordings.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dub musician
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ reggae musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | early 1970s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Augustus Pablo Swaby
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Horace Augustus Pablo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Hugh Mundell
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Jacob Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Delgado NERFINISHED ⓘ King Tubby NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee "Scratch" Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ Yami Bolo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Horace Swaby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | collapsed lung ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Jamaica ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-06-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-05-18 ⓘ |
| familyName | Swaby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Rockers International record label
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Rockers International sound system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dub
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reggae ⓘ roots reggae ⓘ |
| givenName | Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern dub producers
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neo-roots reggae artists ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
dub
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roots reggae ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
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melodica ⓘ organ ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| movement |
dub
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roots reggae ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering atmospheric dub recordings
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popularizing the melodica in reggae music ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Cassava Piece
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East of the River Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ Java NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
East of the River Nile
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Ital Dub NERFINISHED ⓘ King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockers Meets King Tubby in a Firehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ This Is Augustus Pablo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Kingston, Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Rockers International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Rastafari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | minimalist, meditative melodica-led instrumentals ⓘ |
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