Augustus Pablo Musical artist

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 onwards.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.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Horace Swaby (real name)
Birth date	June 21, 1954
Birth place	Saint Andrew Parish Jamaica
Date of death	May 18, 1999
Place of death	Kingston Jamaica
Hometown	Jamaica Saint Andrew Parish Jamaica