East of the River Nile

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East of the River Nile

Studio album by

Augustus Pablo

Released

1977

Recorded

1977

Studio

Harry J's, Channel One, King Tubby's and Black Ark

Genre

Dub

Length

41:09

Label

Message Records, Shanachie

Producer

Horace Swaby

Augustus Pablo chronology

King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
(1976)

East of the River Nile
(1977)

Original Rockers
(1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	A^[2]
Spin Alternative Record Guide	8/10^[3]

East of the River Nile is a 1977 reggae studio album by Jamaican musician Augustus Pablo.^[4] An 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.

A reissue of East of the River Nile, with six bonus tracks, charted on Billboard's Reggae Albums chart in 2002, peaking at No 13.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Horace Swaby
All tracks mixed by King Tubby, except "Upful Living" mixed by Lee Perry

Side one

"Chant to King Selassie I" (with Ja-Malla Band)
"Natural Way" (with Ja-Malla Band)
"Nature Dub"
"Upfull Living" (with The Upsetters)
"Unfinished Melody" (with The Upsetters)
"Jah Light"

Side two

"Memories of the Ghetto" (with The Upsetters)
"Africa (1983)"
"East of the River Nile"
"Sounds from Levi"
"Chapter 2"
"Addis Ababa"

2002 CD reissue extra tracks

"East Africa"
"East of the River Nile" (Original)
"Memories of the Ghetto Dub"
"Jah Light Version"
"Islington Rock"
"Meditation Dub"

Personnel

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 – lead 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"

Technical

Ernest Hookim, Errol Thompson, Lee Perry, Prince Jammy, Sylvan Morris – engineer
King Tubby – mixing
Lee Perry – mixing
Orville "Bagga" Case – artwork
Walsh's Photo Studio - cover photography

References

^ AllMusic review
^ Christgau, Robert (30 December 2003). "Consumer Guide: Who Needs Boxes?". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 285, 286.
^ Grass, Randall (2009). Great Spirits: Portraits of Life-Changing World Music Artists. University Press of Mississippi. p. 123.
^ "Augustus Pablo". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

External links

Roots Archives

v t e Augustus Pablo
Studio albums	This Is Augustus Pablo (1974) Ital Dub (1974) King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown (1976) East of the River Nile (1977) Rockers Meets King Tubby in a Firehouse (1980) Earth's Rightful Ruler (1982) Rising Sun (1986) Red Sea (1998)
Compilations	Original Rockers (1979) King David's Melody (1983)
Singles	"King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown"

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