Atlanta-based reggae artiste and producer, Anthony Malvo, will be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the Caribbean Community Awards today in Lithonia, Georgia.
The Kingston-born singer, who started his career in the early 1980s on the Black Star sound system, later moved on to work with the legendary Jamaican producer and sound system operator Lloyd ‘King Jammy’ James.
“This is truly a blessing I feel honored to receive a lifetime achievement award, it is a testament to all the work I have done in the music business over the past 40 years. Receiving an honor like this inspires and motivates me to continue doing the work that I do in the reggae music industry as a singer and producer,” said Malvo.
In 1989, Malvo made his breakthrough with the monster hit single Come Back to me featuring Tiger on the Techniques label. He quickly followed up with several other hits including Can You Stop the Rain, Ready or Not, Smoking Sensi featuring Josey Wales, and Greatest Gal Lover featuring Daddy Lizard.
In the early 1990s he partnered with reggae singer Anthony Red Rose to launch the How Yu Fi Say Dat label. Working under this label they produced hits for several emerging dancehall stars in the early 1990s including Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Capleton, Simpleton, Sean Paul, Cobra, and Fabby Dolly.
Anthony Malvo launched another label by himself in 1999 called Real Music Production. Under this imprint, he produced hits for himself, and several other popular reggae and dancehall acts such as Buju Banton, Glen Washington, Capleton, and Bushman.
Last year the veteran entertainer celebrated 40 years in music with the release of a 12-track album titled Matured.
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