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Augustus Pablo

1954 - 1999

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Horace Michael Swaby (21 June 1953 – 18 May 1999), also known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub composer, performer, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. He was active from the 1970s until his death. He was known for playing the melodica. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Augustus Pablo is the 1,892nd most popular musician (down from 1,859th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Jamaica and the 13th most popular Jamaican Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Augustus Pablo ranks 1,892 out of 3,175. Before him are Paul Kalkbrenner, Joe Lovano, Armando Peraza, Phil Collen, Johnny Mandel, and Dan Ar Braz. After him are Roy Bittan, Earl Wild, Rolf Harris, Hirokazu Tanaka, Henry Vestine, and Malouma.

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Among people born in 1954, Augustus Pablo ranks 482. Before him are Raymond T. Odierno, Adrie Koster, Donald Gibb, Tamara Lazakovich, Jürgen Trittin, and Renuka Chowdhury. After him are Thomas Mavros, Doug Bradley, Jim Duggan, Gary L. Francione, Park Chang-sun, and Michael Patrick King. Among people deceased in 1999, Augustus Pablo ranks 272. Before him are Enrique Hormazábal, Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Jack Lynch, Irving Rapper, Charles Brown, and Zully Moreno. After him are Maigonis Valdmanis, Leonid Sedov, Teodor Kocerka, Mohammad Mohammadullah, Marie Kraja, and Vladimir Yashchenko.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Augustus Pablo ranks 58 out of 189. Before him are Asafa Powell (1982), Errol Brown (1948), Claude McKay (1889), Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919), Yellowman (1956), and Bilal Philips (1947). After him are Alton Ellis (1938), Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952), Arthur Wint (1920), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), Coxsone Dodd (1932), and Kenneth O. Hall (1941).

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Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

Among musicians born in Jamaica, Augustus Pablo ranks 13. Before him are Prince Buster (1938), Ziggy Marley (1968), Horace Andy (1951), Monty Alexander (1944), Damian Marley (1978), and King Tubby (1941). After him are John Holt (1947), Junior Murvin (1949), Diana King (1970), Vybz Kartel (1976), and Canibus (1974).

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