East of the River Nile
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| East of the River Nile | ||
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| Missing image AugustusPabloEastoftheRiverNile.jpg Album Cover | ||
| Album by Augustus Pablo | ||
| Released | 1977 | |
| Recorded | Harry J's, Channel One, King Tubby's & Black Ark. 1977 | |
| Genre | Reggae | |
| Length | 41 min 09 s | |
| Record label | Message Records & Shanachie Records | |
| Producer | Augustus Pablo | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Allmusic.com | 5 stars out of 5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDMISS70404112128090409&sql=A5x65mpbd9fco) |
| Augustus Pablo Chronology | ||
| Ital Dub (1975) | East of the River Nile (1977) | Original Rockers (1979) |
East of the River Nile is a 1977 reggae/dub album (see 1977 in music) by Jamaican musician Augustus Pablo. A purely instrumental album, East of the River Nile showcases Pablo's skill on the melodica. Also featured are studio musicians famous as members of the Wailers band backing Bob Marley.
East of the River Nile charted on Billboard's Reggae Albums chart in 2002 (see 2002 in music), peaking at #13.
Track listing
- "Chant to King Selassie I" (with Ja-Malla Band)
- "Natural Way" (with Ja-Malla Band)
- "Nature Dub" (Swaby)
- "Upfull Living" (Swaby)
- "Unfinished Melody" (Swaby)
- "Jah Light" (Swaby)
- "Memories of the Ghetto" (Swaby)
- "Africa (1983)" (Swaby)
- "East of the River Nile" (Swaby)
- "Sounds from Levi" (Swaby)
- "Chapter 2" (Swaby)
- "Addis Ababa" (Swaby)
Personnel
- Bagga - Bass
- Aston Barrett - Bass
- Carlton "Carlie" Barrett - Drums
- Noel Benbow - Drums
- Everton DaSilva - Percussion
- Clayton Downie - Bass
- Max Edwards - Drums
- Augustus Pablo - Organ, Piano, Strings, Keyboards, Vocals, Clavinet, Melodica, Producer
- Robbie Shakespeare - Bass
- Earl "Chinna" Smith - Guitar
- Earl "Bagga" Walker - Bass