Augustus Pablo

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St. Andrew, Jamaica (June 21, 1954 – May 18, 1999)

Horace Swaby (June 21, 1954 – May 18, 1999), better known as Augustus Pablo, the melodica king, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. He was perhaps the first person to use the melodica as a viable musical instrument. More…

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dub, reggae, roots reggae, roots, melodica
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