Revolution - Music

Anthony B Is The Stage Name Of Keith Blair Born March 31 1976 A Jamaican Musician. Blair Grew Up In Rural Clarks Town In The Northwestern Parish Of Trelawny. His Deeply Religious Family Life His Mother Was A Seventh-Day Adventist And His Grandmother A Revivalist Imbued Him With A Profound Spirituality. During His Youth His Favorite Singers Were Reggae Legends Bob Marley Peter Tosh And Bunny Wailer Musicians Who Strongly Influenced His Own Style. Peter Tosh's Influence Can Definitely Be Heard In Anthony B's Vocal Delivery And Revolutionary Stance. Anthony B Adopted Rastafarian Beliefs As A Teenager A Decision Which Was Not Well-Received By His Family. The Stubborn And Determined Anthony B Refused To Give Up His New Religion And His Dreadlocks And Moved To The Home Of His Aunt And Uncle In The Kingston Suburb Portmore. While Attending High School Anthony B Debuted As A Deejay For The Local Sound System Shaggy Hi-Power. In 1988 He Befriended Reggae Artists Such As Determine Mega Banton Ricky General And Terror Fabulous. At This Point In The Reggae Industry Singing "slack" Songs About Women Was The Popular Thing To Do. Anthony B Did Not Believe In Degrading Women And Chose To Pen Politically-Slanted Songs Rather Than So-Called "gyal Chunes." He Hooked Up With Little Devon The Half Pint Sound-A-Like Singer He Made His Debut Single "The Living Is Hard" On The Wizard Label In 1993. Anthony B Tried Many Different Producers But Found That None Of Them Fit His Style Of Music. Finally Anthony B Teamed Up With Richard "Bello" Bell Creating Hits Such As Fire Pon Rome Raid Di Barn Rumour And Repentance Time. Anthony B's 1996 Debut Album Real Revolutionary Was Highly Acclaimed In The Reggae Community. In Late 1997 Anthony B Released Universal Struggle Which Showed That Anthony B Had A Consistent High-Calibre Talent. Anthony B Has Released A Large Number Of Albums Since That Time Including 1999's Seven Seals And 2004's Untouchable Which Featured Collaborations With Artists Including Wyclef Jean. Anthony B Tours Extensively In Europe And North America And Is Known For His Fiery High-Energy Performances. Anthony B Is A Member Of The Bobo Ashanti Branch Of The Rastafarian Movement. "Bobo Dreads" As They Are Known Are Recognizable By Their Long Robes And Turbans. The Strong Afrocentric Pride And The Other Rastafarian Beliefs Or "overstandings" As Rastafarians Prefer To Call Them Which Anthony B Holds Are Reflected In His Songs. Discography * Predator & Prey 1996 Alpha Enterprises * Real Revolutionary / So Many Things 1996 Greensleeves * Universal Struggle 1997 VP Records * Seven Seals 1999 VP Records * That's Life 2001 VP Records * More Love 2001 AO ! Records * Live On The Battlefield 2002 Jahmin' Records * Reggae Max 2002 Jet Star * Street Knowledge 2003 Nocturne * Judgment Time 2003 2B1 Records * Smoke Free 2003 Bogalusa Records * Voice Of Jamaica Vol. 2 2003 Nocturne * Wise Man Chant 2004 Black Scorpio * Justice Fight 2004 Nocturne * Untouchable 2004 Togetherness Records * Power Of Creation 2004 Nocturne * Black Star 2005 Greensleeves * My Hope 2005 AL.TA.FA.AN. / Minor 7 Flat 5 read less