Augustus Pablo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Augustus Pablo

musician and record producer

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1954

Place of Birth: Saint Andrew, Surrey County, Jamaica

Date of Death: 18-May-1999

Profession: composer, record producer, pianist, musician

Nationality: Jamaica

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Horace Swaby (21 June 1954 – 18 May 1999), known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist, active from the 1970s till his death. He popularised the use of the melodica (an instrument at that time primarily used in Jamaica to teach music to schoolchildren) in reggae music.
His album King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown (1976) is often regarded as one of the most important examples of dub.