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Sunday Aug 10 | Analog Giant

Reggae Friday: Augustus Pablo.

A dub reggae legend and one of my favorite artists Horace Swaby better known as Augustus Pablo.

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Related Topix: Reggae

Fri Aug 01, 2008

Jamaica Observer

Rare recordings on Shanachie box set show the genius of Augustus Pablo

International recording company, Shanachie Entertainment, has just released the first CD/DVD combination box set on renowned Jamaican musician, Augustus Pablo.

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Related Topix: Reggae, The Rock, GA

Thu Jul 31, 2008

The Daily Page

MadTracks -- 'Preacher' by The Takebacks

The Takebacks are a collaborative effort by "a garbage man, city electrician and a state custodian," but lessons learned from those occupations don't appear to have had much influence on the trio's eclectic ...

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Related Topix: Reggae, The Clash, Punk, Richard Hell & the Voidoids

Thu Jul 10, 2008

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Music Review: Augustus Pablo The Mystic World Of Augustus Pablo: The Rockers Story

Music that will change the way you think and feel about reggae.

It was the unlikeliest source imaginable, you'd have thought, to be an introduction to the dub music of Kingston Jamaica, but Black Market Clash by the Clash was where I first heard that bass heavy, mixed down, slowed down groove. In those days of two-sided LP records, side one of album contained some reggae covers and original tunes by the...

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Related Topix: Reggae, The Rock, GA, The Clash, Punk

Thu Jun 26, 2008

Broward-Palm Beach - News

Augustus Pablo's Sonic Fetish, Remembered

Born Herbert Swaby in 1954, Augustus Pablo was an orientalist before orientalism was uncool.

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Wed Jun 11, 2008

Village Voice Music

Augustus Pablo's Sonic Fetish, Remembered

Love Guru Screening Enter to win passes to a special advance screening of "Love Guru" on Wednesday, June 18th! Love Guru Enter to win a special night out at Spotlight Live to serenade your love, Love ...

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Reggae, Music, Entertainment

Tue Apr 22, 2008

Jamaica Gleaner

Celebrating 50 years of Randy's

“We never had a label that released the historic productions because we never wanted to confuse the market”

Augustus Pablo, , who recorded for Randy's Records early in his career, performing at the Carib Theatre in 1974. via Jamaica Gleaner

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Related Topix: Reggae, Queens, NY, New York, NY

Thu Apr 03, 2008

No condition is permanent

Pamelo Mounk'a, Pamelo Mounk'a

It is possible to get lucky in this life. There are no guarantees, of course, but every now and then one is afforded a first great experience, to which one's imagination will return time and again. via No condition is permanent

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Related Topix: Reggae

Tue Mar 25, 2008

Jamaica Gleaner

Icon - King Tubby reigns

King Tubby - file Claim to fame: Master engineer regarded as the father of dub. Responsible for introducing special effects such as reverb and echo, bringing a new dimension to reggae in the 1970s. via Jamaica Gleaner

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Related Topix: Reggae, King Tubby

Wed Feb 20, 2008

RollingStone

Earth, Roots & Water - Innocent Youths

Toronto, like London is home to a sizable West Indian community, so it's not surprising to find a reggae band based there. via RollingStone

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Related Topix: Reggae, King Jammy, Jackie Mittoo, Johnny Osbourne

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