East of the River Nile

East of the River Nile is a 1977 reggae studio album by Jamaican musician Augustus Pablo. An instrumental album, East of the River Nile showcases Pablo's skill on the melodica, and various other keyboards. Also featured are studio musicians famous as members of the Wailers, Bob Marley's backing band.

A reissue of East of the River Nile, with six bonus tracks, charted on Billboard's Reggae Albums chart in 2002, peaking at No 13.

Track listing
All track composed by Horace Swaby All tracks mixed by King Tubby, except "Upful Living" mixed by Lee Perry


 * Side one
 * 1) "Chant to King Selassie I"  (with Ja-Malla Band)
 * 2) "Natural Way" (with Ja-Malla Band)
 * 3) "Nature Dub"
 * 4) "Upfull Living" (with The Upsetters)
 * 5) "Unfinished Melody" (with The Upsetters)
 * 6) "Jah Light"


 * Side two
 * 1) "Memories of the Ghetto" (with The Upsetters)
 * 2) "Africa (1983)"
 * 3) "East of the River Nile"
 * 4) "Sounds from Levi"
 * 5) "Chapter 2"
 * 6) "Addis Ababa"

 "East Africa"   "East of the River Nile" (Original)   "Memories of the Ghetto Dub"   "Jah Light Version"   "Islington Rock"   "Meditation Dub"  
 * 2002 CD reissue extra tracks

Personnel

 * Augustus Pablo – organ, piano, strings, keyboards, clavinet, melodica
 * Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass
 * Clayton Downie – bass
 * Robert "Robbie" Shakespeare – bass
 * Earl "Bagga" Walker – bass
 * Carlton "Carlie" Barrett – drums
 * Noel "Alphonso" Benbow – drums
 * Max Edwards – drums
 * Earl "Chinna" Smith – lead guitar
 * Everton Da Silva – percussions
 * Ja-Malla Band – played on "Chant to King Selassie I" and "Natural Way"
 * The Upsetters played on "Upfull Living", "Unfinished Melody" and "Memories of the Ghetto"
 * Technical
 * Ernest Hookim, Errol Thompson, Lee Perry, Prince Jammy, Sylvan Morris – engineer
 * King Tubby – mixing
 * Lee Perry – mixing
 * Orville "Bagga" Case – artwork
 * Walsh's Photo Studio - cover photography