Jamaican reggae melodica and keyboard player, producer and label owner.
Born June 21, 1954 in St. Andrew, Jamaica, he learn to play piano, organ, clarinet and xylophone and popularised the melodica in reggae music.
For his first recordings he began working with Herman Chin-Loy, who regularly used the pseudonym "Augustus Pablo" to credit his B-sides (e.g. Big Thing / Jughead or Reggae In The Fields), so Horace decided to keep the name for himself.
His collaboration King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown was crucial in the development of dub.
Ran the "Rockers Hi-Fi" sound system with his brother Garth Swaby and the labels Rockers, undefined, undefined, Pablo International, undefined, undefined and Rockers.
Opened a record shop in 1974 (Rockers international record shop, 135 Orange Street) owned by his brother and his good friend Michael "Freckles" McKenzie aka Micko).
Died May 18, 1999 in Kingston, Jamaica after a long battle with health problems related to a nerve disorder.
Father of Addis Pablo.
A 'PABLO' tag etched in the run-out area of Jamaican records often refers to Augustus Pablo productions, however a similar etching on pressings from undefined would indicate mastering engineer [a=Pablo (77)] instead.
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November 16, 1991
On Air
Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanOctober 26, 1991
Fri-Son
Fribourg, Fribourg, SwitzerlandDecember 10, 1989
Paradiso
Amsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsNovember 22, 1987
London Astoria
London, England, United KingdomOctober 6, 1984
William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre
Berkeley, California, United StatesAugustus Pablo has released 90+ albums. Some of their notable releases include Pablo's Theme Song, Roots, Rockers & Dub, Greek Theater - Berkeley 1984 . Explore their complete discography on this page.
Some of Augustus Pablo's most popular tracks include King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown, King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown, Keep on Dubbing, East Of The River Nile, Stop Them Jah. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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