Anthony B

Keith Blair (born 31 March 1976), better known by the stage name Anthony B, is a Jamaican deejay and member of the Rastafari movement .Blair grew up in rural Clark's Town in the northwestern parish of Trelawny in Jamaica. 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 favourite singers were reggae legends Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, musicians who strongly influenced his own style. Peter Tosh's influence can definitely be heard in Anthony B's vocal delivery and revolutionary stance.

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 instead. He collaborated with Little Devon and made his debut single "The Living is Hard" on the Wizard label in 1993. Anthony B tried many different producers before joining with Richard Bell, creating hits such as "Fire Pon Rome", "Raid Di Barn", "Rumour", and "Repentance Time". In late 1997, Anthony B released Universal Struggle, followed by a large number of albums since including 1999's Seven Seals, 2003's Street Knowledge, 2004's Untouchable which featured collaborations with artists including Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg & Bone Crusher, 2005's Black Star plus My Hope, and more recently, Life Over Death (2008)....(Read more)

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Other Shows Played

 * 1994
 * 05 September 1994 (Ö3): Nothing Nah Gwaan (7' single) Star Trail with Derrick Lara
 * 1996
 * 28 April 1996: ‘Fire Pon Rome (12 inch )’ Greensleeves Records
 * 04 May 1996 (BFBS): 'Fire Pon Rome (12")' (Greensleeves)
 * 1997
 * 27 May 1997: Nuttin Can't Escape (7") Fat Eyes
 * 26 June 1997: Stronger (7") Digital-B
 * 12 August 1997: Nah Vote (7 inch) Manatee Records
 * 27 August 1997: Penny Ketcher (7 inch) Harmony House with Beres Hammond
 * 1998
 * 31 March 1998: Woman Of The Nation X RATED
 * 06 October 1998: How Dem A Flex (7") Star Trail
 * 1999
 * 06 January 1999: Rolling Down The Street (7") Reggae Vibes
 * 13 April 1999: Mr. Minister (7") Jazzy Creations with Luciano & Tristan Palma
 * 14 April 1999: Nah Go Hide (7") Star Trail with Iyashanti
 * 13 May 1999: 'Tax (7")' (Kickin' Productions)
 * 11 August 1999: 'If Nuh Dance Nah Kee' (Hi-Grade Music)
 * 16 December 1999: Red In A De Gideon (7”) How Yu Fi Sey Dat?
 * 20 December 1999 (BFBS): Red In A De Gideon (7”) How Yu Fi Sey Dat?
 * 2001
 * 10 January 2001: Nah Bou To Dem Boss (7") Now
 * 11 January 2001: See It Deh (7") Mentally Disturbed
 * 17 January 2001: Nah You To Dem Boss (Now)
 * 04 July 2001: Third Eye Blind (7") Easy Star (JP: 'I used to be interested in that third eye business until I read in the papers about some bloke who tried to find his with a Black and Decker and I thought, hmm, I'll just leave it where it is.')
 * 2002
 * 10 January 2002 (Radio Eins): God Above Everything (7”) Brickwall
 * 22 January 2002: God Above Everything (7") Brickwall
 * 12 February 2002: God Above Everything (single) Brickwall
 * 04 September 2002: Jah Is My Guide (7") SAM Entertainment
 * 10 January 2002: 'God Above Everything' (Brick Wall)
 * 03 October 2002: 'Two Sevens Clash (7")' (Vp Records) with Culture
 * 15 October 2002: 'Two Sevens Clash (7")' (Vp Records) with Culture
 * 2003
 * 29 January 2003: 'Bad Man A Road (7")' (Storm)
 * 19 February 2003 (Radio Mafia): 'Bad Man A Road (7")' (Storm)
 * 28 August 2003: 'No Par With You (7")' (Xterminator)
 * 16 September 2003: 'No Par With (7")' (Xterminator)