East of the River Nile

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East of the River Nile
East of the River Nile cover
Studio album by 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
Professional reviews
Augustus Pablo chronology
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
(1976)		 East of the River Nile
(1977)		 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.

[edit] Track listing

  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"
  7. "Memories of the Ghetto" (with The Upsetters)
  8. "Africa (1983)"
  9. "East of the River Nile"
  10. "Sounds from Levi"
  11. "Chapter 2"
  12. "Addis Ababa"

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