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Augustus Pablo

1954 - 1999

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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Augustus Pablo has received more than 350,454 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Augustus Pablo is the 1,755th most popular musician (down from 1,658th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 48th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Jamaican Musician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Augustus Pablo ranks 1,755 out of 2,662Before him are David Darling, Chris Hillman, Alphonso Johnson, Dan Ar Braz, Dave Mason, and Randy Weston. After him are Hilary Hahn, Ian Wallace, Unsuk Chin, Mitski, Rick J. Jordan, and Bob Gaudio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Augustus Pablo ranks 416Before him are Neal Schon, Cherie Blair, Ines Pellegrini, Tina Knowles, George Lynch, and Kevin Warwick. After him are Tedj Bensaoula, Donald Gibb, Reiner Haseloff, Fernando Vázquez, Robert Pastorelli, and Carly Fiorina. Among people deceased in 1999, Augustus Pablo ranks 234Before him are Toninho, Ernest Gold, Marie Kraja, Peter Seeberg, Alfred Raoul, and Gorilla Monsoon. After him are John Bromwich, Man Mohan Adhikari, Willy Bandholz, Georges Gandil, Roberto Bussinello, and Władysław Hasior.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Augustus Pablo ranks 49 out of 168Before him are Bilal Philips (1947), George Rhoden (1926), John Barnes (1963), Shawn Rhoden (1975), Damian Marley (1978), and Linton Kwesi Johnson (1952). After him are Donovan Bailey (1967), Michael Manley (1924), Errol Brown (1948), John Belchier (1706), Kenneth O. Hall (1941), and Yohan Blake (1989).

Among MUSICIANS In Jamaica

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