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Pablo Gad

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Pablo Gad was a Jamaican singer.

Pablo Gad is a British Jamaican Conscious Roots reggae singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the UK's most militant and outspoken vocalists in roots reggae music.

Biography Pablo Gad was born in Jamaica and came to live in the United Kingdom in 1974. With a voice reminiscent of singer Fred Locks, Gad began recording in the late 1970s. His first singles were "International Dread" and "Kunta Kinte" on the Caribbean label in 1977. In 1978 Gad emerged with "Bloodsuckers" on the Burning Sounds label.

Further singles included "Natty Loving", "Trafalgar Square", "Throw Your Dreams" and "Riddle I Dis". His first album Trafalgar Square was released in 1979 riding on the "Bloodsuckers" hit. The album was composed, produced and arranged by Pablo himself.

1980 was a prolific year for Pablo, releasing a string of hits such as the discomix "Gun Fever", "Nursery Rhyme", "Oh Jah", "Fly Away Home" and "Hard Time", all of which were enthusiastically received by the devoted followers of Lloyd Coxsone and Jah Shaka sounds. and also Nu Matic on their "Hard Times" single.

Discography Albums 1979: Trafalgar Square aka Blood Suckers (Burning Sounds/Celluloid) 1980: Hard Times (FORM) 1983: Bloodsuckers (Sound Products Holland) 1993: Epistles of Dub - Chapter One (Reggae On Top) 1993: Life Without Death (Reggae On Top) 2003: Don't Push Jah (Reggae On Top) 2012: Armageddon Dawn “Raw” At King Earthquake Studio (Reggae On Top) 2012: Armageddon Dawn “Refined” At Conscious Sounds Studio (Reggae On Top)

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Jamaican singer

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· Wikipedia: Pablo Gad

· Wikidata: Q5748965

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