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Augustus Pablo

photo credit: Lloyd Gouldbourne

Active

1970s - 1990s

Born

June 21, 1954 in St. Andrew, Jamaica

Died

May 18, 1999 in Kingston, Jamaica

Genre

Reggae

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Dub Roots Reggae

Also Known As

Horace Swaby

Member Of

Impact All-Stars

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Augustus Pablo

Biography by Jo-Ann Greene

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Highly influential Jamaican dub and reggae artist of the 1970s, whose haunting sound helped make him the King of the Melodica.
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