Pablo Moses

Pablo Moses

Pablo Moses (born Pablo Henry, 28 June 1948, Manchester, Jamaica) is a Jamaican roots reggae vocalist. Moses got his start in music performing with informal school bands. He and Don Prendes formed a group and entered talent shows, performing under the name, "The Canaries". Moses released a number of records over several decades, but he is best known for his debut, 1975's Revolutionary Dream, produced by Geoffrey Chung, which included "I Man A Grasshopper", engineered at The Black Ark by Lee "Scratch" Perry. His 1980 follow up, A Song, was well received by his fans and music critics. Also well received was the single "Ready, Aim, Fire" off his 1983 album In The Future. Reviewing the 1978 I Love I Bring LP in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau said "a lot of these charming, moralistic reggae ditties have the lyrical and melodic simplicity of Sunday School hymns—'Be Not a Dread' could almost be a roots 'Jesus Loves the Little Children.' And whoever devised the synthesizer riffs that set off Moses's spacey singsong deserves a gold star."

Album discography
Revolutionary Dream (1976, Jigsaw) (also released in 1978 as I Love I Bring)

A Song (1980, Island)
Pave The Way (1981, Island/Mango) In The Future (1983, Alligator/Mercury) Tension (1985, Alligator/Mercury)

Live to Love (1988, Rohit)


We Refuse (1990, Profile)


Charlie (1990, Profile)
Confession of a Rastaman (1993, Musidisc)

Mission (1995, RAS)
Reggae Live Sessions (1998, CRS)

The Rebirth (2010)


The Itinuation (2017)

Discography (8)

Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Revolutionary Dream Pablo Moses Revolutionary Dream SH 44016 CD Shanachie 1976
A Song Pablo Moses A Song CCD 9541 CD Island 1980
Pave The Way Pablo Moses Pave The Way ILPS 9633 LP Island 1981 1981
Pave The Way Dub Pablo Moses Pave The Way Dub LP Wallboomers 1981 1981
In The Future Pablo Moses In The Future AL 8308 LP Alligator 1983 1983
In The Future & Dub Pablo Moses In The Future & Dub TB1CD 02 CD Tabou 1 1983 1998
Tension Pablo Moses Tension none LP Humble 1985 1985
Reggae Greats Pablo Moses Reggae Greats IRG 10 LP Island 1980-81 1985

Credits & Appearances (12)

Production
Producer 3
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
In The Future & Dub Pablo Moses In The Future & Dub TB1CD 02 CD Tabou 1 1983 1998
In The Future Pablo Moses In The Future AL 8308 LP Alligator 1983 1983
Tension Pablo Moses Tension none LP Humble 1985 1985
Technicians
Mixing Engineer 1
Tension
Humble • 1985
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Tension Pablo Moses Tension none LP Humble 1985 1985
Musicians
Vocals 6
Revolutionary Dream
Tropical Sound Tracs • 1976
A Song
Island • 1980
In The Future
Alligator • 1983
Tension
Humble • 1985
Artist Album Release Type Label Rec Rel
Revolutionary Dream Pablo Moses Revolutionary Dream TSL 1002 LP Tropical Sound Tracs 1976 1976
A Song Pablo Moses A Song ILPS 9541 LP Island 1980 1980
Reggae Greats Pablo Moses Reggae Greats IRG 10 LP Island 1980-81 1985
Pave The Way Pablo Moses Pave The Way ILPS 9633 LP Island 1981 1981
In The Future Pablo Moses In The Future AL 8308 LP Alligator 1983 1983
Tension Pablo Moses Tension none LP Humble 1985 1985
8 albums
12 credits
9 labels
1976 - 2005