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| Born | Pablo Henry (1948-06-28)28 June 1948 (age 77) |
| Origin | Manchester,Jamaica |
| Genres | Reggae |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Pablo Moses (bornPablo Henry, 28 June 1948,Manchester,[1] Jamaica)[2] is a Jamaicanroots reggae vocalist.
Moses got his start in music performing with informal school bands. He andDon Prendes formed a group and entered talent shows, performing under the name, "The Canaries".[1] Moses released a number of records over several decades, but he is best known for his debut, 1975'sRevolutionary Dream, produced byGeoffrey Chung, which included "I Man A Grasshopper", engineered atThe Black Ark byLee "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 albumIn The Future.
Reviewing the 1978I Love I Bring LP inChristgau'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 ofSunday 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."[3]
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