Dubulah (also known as Nick Page, Count Dubulah, Dub Colossus, Tax D, Kid Ouzo) was a writer, producer, guitar and bass player, as well as a remixer editor and programmer who worked with a long list of notable artists and eccentrics. Page was involved in the cross cultural music scene for millennia and on many chart albums and wildly improbable projects.
He was a founder member of TransGlobal Underground (with Hamilton Lee and Tim Whelan). As part of that production team he produced Dream of 100 Nations, International Times, Interplanetary Meltdown, Psychic Karaoke, and 1991-1998: Backpacking on the Graves of Our Ancestors for the Nation/BMG/Sony/MCA labels.
Also as part of TransGlobal Underground he produced Natacha Atlas‘ albums Diaspora, Halim, The Remix Collection, and Best of Natacha Atlas and TransGlobal Underground.
He was a member and founder of Temple of Sound together with Neil Sparkes. As part of Temple of Sound he produced the following recordings: Los de Abajo’s LDA V. The Lunatics (Real World Records); Temple of Sound/Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali’s People’s Colony No. 1 (Real World Records); six tracks of Natacha Atlas’ CD Mish Maoul (Beggars Banquet) and the song ‘This is a Man’s World’ on Atlas’ Something Dangerous (Beggars Banquet) CD; Eluesis Tales of the Holy’ (Track 7 Records Greece); and with Jah Wobble and Neil Sparkes he co-produced Shout at the Devil for the 3 Hertz label.
As Dubulah he produced The Voodoo Queens, an all girl Asian punk band. For BMG Italy and Universal he produced Almamegretta’s ‘SuonnoBorn Again Cretin’ Played/programmed on and toured Almamegretta’s Platinum album ‘Lingo’ andQuattro/Quatri CDs.
He also produced Headbutt recordings for Pigboy and Vinyl Solution. For Beggars USA and Nation he produced 2 albums for Lunar Drive 2 albums, Here at Black Mesa Arizona and All Together Here. For Nation, together with Loop Guru, he co-produced The Shrine Hope and Sussan.
As a guitarist and bass player he worked with Reggae Philharmonic Orchestra (Mango/Island); Billy Jenkins and Voice of God Collective for Wiija Anjali Bhatia ‘The World of Lady A’ and ‘ANJALI’ Raiz ‘Wop’ (Universal); Fundamental (Nation Records) on ‘Seize the TimeThere shall be love’ and ‘All is War’. He also worked with Slab Pinky and the Puritans Loop Guru ( Nation Records) on ‘Duniya’; and with Phono-erotic Project Dark on ‘ Excited by Gramaphones Vol 4.’
He programmed for Jah Wobble, Neil Sparkes and Last Tribe, Lunar Drive, Almamegretta, Fundamental, Project Dark, Bert Weedon and more.
As a remixer with Temple of Sound, Transglobal, Dub Colossus, and in his own name, he reworked tracks for artists including: Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Cheb i Sabbah, Enzo Avitabile, Banco de Gaia, Claude Challe Seiger, The Fatback Band, Lucinda Sieger, Clara Nunes, Dodgy Pop will Eat Itself, The Tom Tom Club, The Congo’s Fundamental, Jah Wobble, and the Invaders of the Heart.
In late 2006 Dubulah recorded an album in Ethiopia. It was released under the artist name “Dub Colossus.” Titled ‘A Town Called Addis ‘ it featured Teremag Weretow (singer on “Axum Dub” who appeared on Temple of Sound’s Globalhead CD) and other great singers and players from Addis Ababa.
Dubulah also worked with Syrian qanun Maestro Abdullah Chhadeh as well as a Greek album with microtonal composer Jimi Papatzanateas and music for the wonderful Immodesty Blaize ( Miss Exotic World 2007).
Dubulah’s project Dub Colossus released several acclaimed albums, including: A Town Called Addis (2008), Rockers Meet Addis Uptown (2011), Dub Me Tender Vol. 1 (2011) and Addis Through the Looking Glass (2011).
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.