Augustus Pablo – East of the River Nile (1977) – 12 – Addis Ababa
East of the River Nile is a 1977 reggae studio album by Jamaican musician Augustus Pablo. A purely instrumental album, East of the River Nile showcases Pablo’s skill on the melodica, and various other keyboards. Also featured are studio musicians famous as members of The Wailers, Bob Marley’s backing band.
All tracks composed by Horace Swaby
All tracks mixed by King Tubby, except “Upfull Living” mixed by Lee Perry
Augustus Pablo – organ, piano, strings, keyboards, clavinet, melodica
Aston “Family Man” Barrett – bass
Clayton Downie – bass
Robert “Robbie” Shakespeare – bass
Earl “Bagga” Walker – bass
Carlton “Carlie” Barrett – drums
Noel “Alphonso” Benbow – drums
Max Edwards – drums
Earl “Chinna” Smith – guitar
Everton Da Silva – percussions
Ja-Malla Band – played on “Chant to King Selassie I” and “Natural Way”
The Upsetters played on “Upfull Living”, “Unfinished Melody” and “Memories of the Ghetto”
Ernest Hookim, Errol Thompson, Lee Perry, Prince Jammy, Sylvan Morris – engineer
Orville “Bagga” Case – artwork