East of the River Nile

Infobox Album |
Name = East of the River Nile
Type = Album
Artist = Augustus Pablo


Released = 1977
Recorded = Harry J's, Channel One, King Tubby's and Black Ark, 1977
Genre = Dub
Length = 41:09
Label = Message, Shanachie
Producer = Augustus Pablo
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0eh1z85a8yv8 link] |
Last album = "King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown"
(1976)
This album = "East of the River Nile"
(1977)
Next album = "Original Rockers"
(1979)

"East of the River Nile" is a 1977 dub album (see 1977 in music) by Jamaican musician Augustus Pablo. A purely 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 (see 2002 in music), peaking at #13.

Track listing

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

Personnel

*All tracks mixed by King Tubby, except "Upful Living" mixed by Lee Perry
*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 – Guitar
*Everton DaSilva – Percussions
*Jah Malla Band – played on "Chant To King Selassie I" and "Natural Way"

External links

* [http://www.roots-archives.com/release/2775 Roots Archives]