Anthony B

On Tour

See all 26 pictures

Play Radio

Listen to Anthony B Radio, featuring artists like Lutan Fyah, Junior Kelly, Jah Mason, Capleton and more…

• Search on Spotify

2,304,758 plays (243,890 listeners)
In your library (0 plays)

Shop now at Amazon | Send Anthony B Ringtones to Cell

Buy

• Download
• Amazon
• Juno
• Send Ringtones to Cell
• Tonefuse Search

Add to my Library

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.

Read more… Edit bio

Popular tags: reggae, dancehall, ragga, roots, rasta  See more

Share this artist:

• Tweet
• Send

Top Albums

• Higher Meditation
  Anthony B

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 $8.99
  • 7digital $9.99
  • Juno $10.99
  • iTunes $9.99
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon Search
  • eBay Search
• Black Star
  Anthony B

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 $8.99
  • 7digital $9.99
  • Juno $10.99
  • iTunes $9.99
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon Search
  • eBay Search
• Street Knowledge
  Anthony B

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 $8.99
  • 7digital $9.99
  • Juno $13.49
  • iTunes $9.99
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon $9.83
  • eBay Search
• Judgment Time
  Anthony B

  Buy

  • Download Album
  • Amazon MP3 $9.99
  • 7digital $9.99
  • iTunes $9.99
  • Buy Album
  • Amazon Search
  • eBay Search

Top Tracks

• Last Week
• Last 6 months

1		World a Reggae Music			207
2		Smoke Weed Everyday			206
3		Nah Run From People			125
4		Higher Meditation			121
5		Just Can't Live That Way			117
6		Jah, Jah, Jah, Jah, Jah			110
6		Tired Of Waiting In Vain			110
8		Police			109
9		Hold On			99
10		Ease Off			95
11		One Chalice			91
12		No Passa Passa			65
13		God Above Everything			55
14		Your Time Has Come			37
14		How Do You Feel			37

Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3

See more