Augustus Pablo – Africa (1983)

East of the River Nile

Producer: Augustus Pablo for Rockers Productions

Engineer: Prince Jammy, Sylvan Morris, Errol Thompson. Ernest Hookim, Lee Perry

Studios: Harry J, A&R, Channel One, King Tubby’s, Black Ark

Recorded: 1977

LP: Message DSR 7108 (1977), Message PBL 1003 (1981), Shanachie (1989), Wallboomers (1977)

CD: Shanachie CD4505I (2002, CD special 25th anniversary edition with 6 bonus tracks)

Musicians :

Augustus Pablo: organ, piano, strings, keyboards, clavinet, melodica

Aston “Family Man” Barrett, Clayton Downie, Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare, Earl “Bagga” Walker: bass

Carlton “Carlie” Barrett, Noel “Alphonso” Benbow, Max Edwards: drums

Earl “Chinna” Smith: guitar

Everton DaSilva: percussions

Give thanks to Jah-Malla band for playing on “Chant To King Selassie I” and “Natural Way”.

Track notes :

Upfull Living: Recorded at the Black Ark studio

Unfinished Melody: Recorded at the Black Ark studio

Jah Light: Melodica cut to Douglas Boothe’s When I Fall In Love

Africa (1983): Melodica version of Hugh Mundell’s Africa Must Be Free

Meditation Dub: Upsetters’ Words rhythm; Version of The Gatherers’ Words of My Mouth

Rastafari Iration: Give Thanks to King Selassie I for His Inspiration.

Psalm 150:

Praise ye, the Lord, Praise God in his Sanctuary, praise him in the firmament
Praise him for his mighty acts; praise him according to his excellent greatness
Praise him with the sound of the trumpet; praise him with the psaltery and harp
Praise him with the timbrel and dance; praise him with stringed instruments and organs
Praise him upon the loud cymbals; praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals
Let every thing that breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.

Augustus Pablo

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