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I'm Curious About (II) : Augustus Pablo [Private] life.
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:15 pm
by lEON
Well , what do u know about this guy??
for real , i dont know so much , so i am curious about augustus...
bleesed
Re: I'm Curious About (II) : Augustus Pablo [Private] life.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:07 am
by selecta bing
If you can access the archives of WIRE magazine there is a great article on him called ORIGINAL SUFFERHEAD.
Re: I'm Curious About (II) : Augustus Pablo [Private] life.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:16 am
by lEON
i search in
http://www.thewire.co.uk/search/ , but didnt found it :S, whatever thanks for the info bro ,
blessed
Re: I'm Curious About (II) : Augustus Pablo [Private] life.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:40 am
by selecta bing
Sorry, I have just done a search myself and the article can not be downloaded,
but you can purchase the edition.
It is #187 in the archives.
(#189 has a Lee Perry article that can be downloaded)
What do you want to know and maybe I can glean it from the article.
Re: I'm Curious About (II) : Augustus Pablo [Private] life.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 12:58 am
by selecta bing
Born 21.07.52 in Havendale JA : Lower Middle class JLP district.
Father ;of Indian descent
Mother; African
Had a piano at home and jammed with Kingston College schoolmates.
Suffered poor health including pneumonia brought on by an eye injury.
Was big in Japan where he toured often.
Suffered a nerve disease called MYASTHENIA GRAVIS,but prefered herbal remedies from Dr Owen S 'Bagga" Forrester, a Rastafarian herbalist,over Western medicine.
Died 18.05.99
Re: I'm Curious About (II) : Augustus Pablo [Private] life.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:44 am
by jb welda
horace swaby was his real name; i am surprised he came from a lower middle class area because "swaby" is a fairly well off family centered in mandeville.
the name "augustus pablo" was assumed by him or given to him by someone (clive chin?) when the prior "augustus pablo" (i forget who that was...for some reason glen adams comes to mind but i dont think it was him) abandoned it.
he never looked entirely well to me and was a very quiet, reclusive, almost paranoid person. that is backed up by a number of people i know who either dealt with him or knew him from the 70s on. he rarely trusted anyone he didnt know from childhood and probably for good reason.
the few times i saw him on stage he was pretty perfunctory in his performance, but it was nice nonetheless especially when he was being backed by rockers all stars.
one love
jah bill
Re: I'm Curious About (II) : Augustus Pablo [Private] life.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:47 am
by jb welda
ps i believe there was a pretty complete article on him in the old more axe booklet from black star. when i get home tonite if i remember i will check it and report back.
one love
jah bill
Re: I'm Curious About (II) : Augustus Pablo [Private] life.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 1:49 am
by lEON
nice info my brothers
, i have a question , he was married?? childrens??
peace
Re: I'm Curious About (II) : Augustus Pablo [Private] life.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:44 am
by Ites
i believe he was married, yes, and have a daughter
Re: I'm Curious About (II) : Augustus Pablo [Private] life.
Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:42 pm
by mr mountain
i think he has a few kids.
one of his daughters is a artist or clothes designer i believe. in new york?
i heard some stories about him from a few different people and i dont know if i believe all of it...
i learned you cant judge a person bassed on what someone has told you.
but i know he was a great musician