Africa Must Be Free By The Year 1983 (Dub), by Augustus Pablo

Africa Must Be Free By The Year 1983 (Dub)

by Augustus Pablo

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1.	Levi Dub 03:23	buy track
2.	Revolution Dub 02:49	buy track
3.	Judgement Dub 03:52	buy track
4.	Sufferer Dub 03:33	buy track
5.	Unity Dub 03:35	buy track
6.	Africa Dub 02:29	buy track
7.	My Mind Dub 03:30	buy track
8.	Western Kingston Style 03:08	buy track

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The teenaged Hugh Mundell cut Africa Must Be Free by 1983 under the tutelage of the legendary producer Augustus Pablo in the mid-'70s, and had a Jamaican hit with the title track. Mundell's artlessly fervent singing is attractive far out of proportion to his technical skill. It's the sincerity and devotion in his voice that make successes of songs like "Let's All Unite" and "My Mind" -- that and the rock-solid instrumental backing of Pablo's studio band, which at this time included bassist and trombonist Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace and guitarists Earl "Chinna" Smith and Jeffrey Chung. The CD issue of this album includes dub versions of six of the original album's eight tracks, as well as several other miscellaneous dub tracks. Like too many of Jamaica's best reggae musicians, Mundell died young -- in an almost creepy irony (given the title of his hit song), he was shot and killed in 1983 at the age of 21. - Rick Anderson

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released June 2, 2022

Artwork By – Richard Bangham & Beth Trepper
Bass – Leroy Sibbles, Robbie Shakespeare
Drums – Benbow, Carlton "Santa" Davis, Jacob Miller, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace
Engineer – Errol Thompson, Philip Smart, Sylvan Morris
Guitar [Lead] – Earl "Chinna" Smith
Guitar [Rhythm] – Clayton Downie, Geoffrey Chung
Organ, Piano, Piano [Strings] – Augustus Pablo
Photography – D. Ellis
Plated By – P (29)
Producer – Horace Swaby
Written-By – Hugh Mundell

Marketed By – Greensleeves Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pablo Records Ltd.
Pressed By – P.R. Records Limited
Published By – Pablo Publishers Ltd.
Mastered At – Frankford/Wayne Mastering Labs

Studio: Harry J, Joe Gibbs, Channel 1 & Lee "Scratch" Perry Black Ark Studio.
Mastered at Frankfort & Wayne - New York City.
Photography: D. Ellis.
Design & graphics: Richard Bangham & Beth Trepper.
Original produced in 1978-Pablo Records Ltd.

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