East of the River Nile

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

Side one

1. "Chant to King Selassie I" (with Ja-Malla Band)
2. "Natural Way" (with Ja-Malla Band)
3. "Nature Dub"
4. "Upfull Living" (with The Upsetters)
5. "Unfinished Melody" (with The Upsetters)
6. "Jah Light"

Side two

1. "Memories of the Ghetto" (with The Upsetters)
2. "Africa (1983)"
3. "East of the River Nile"
4. "Sounds from Levi"
5. "Chapter 2"
6. "Addis Ababa"

2002 CD reissue extra tracks

13. "East Africa"
14. "East of the River Nile" (Original)
15. "Memories of the Ghetto Dub"
16. "Jah Light Version"
17. "Islington Rock"
18. "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

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

External links

• Roots Archives