# Anthony Red Rose

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Anthony Red Rose Born Anthony Cameron c. 19 December 1962 (1962-12-19) (age 63) St. Mary, Jamaica Genres Dancehall Years active 1985–present

Musical artist

**Anthony Cameron** (born 19 December c. 1962), better known as **Anthony Red Rose**, is a [Jamaican](/source/Jamaica) [singjay](/source/Singjay).[1]

## Biography

Born in [St. Mary](/source/Saint_Mary_Parish%2C_Jamaica), Cameron initially recorded under the name Tony Rose, adopting 'Anthony Red Rose' to avoid confusion with [roots reggae](/source/Roots_reggae) singer, [Michael Rose](/source/Michael_Rose_(singer)), who at the time also performed under the name Tony Rose.[2][3] He was one of the first artists to record at the studio that [King Tubby](/source/King_Tubby) opened in the mid-1980s, and had a huge hit in Jamaica in 1985 with "Tempo", which followed "Under Mi Fat Thing", another take on [Prince Jammy](/source/Prince_Jammy)'s and [Wayne Smith (musician)](/source/Wayne_Smith_(musician)) "[Sleng Teng](/source/Sleng_Teng)" [riddim](/source/Riddim).[2][4] He continued to have further hit singles in the 1980s and 1990s and released the albums *Anthony Red Rose Will Make You Dance* in 1986 and *Family Man* in 1994 on [VP Records](/source/VP_Records), as well as split albums with [Papa San](/source/Papa_San) and [King Kong](/source/King_Kong_(musician)).[2]

In the 1990s he began working as a producer together with [Anthony Malvo](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anthony_Malvo&action=edit&redlink=1), setting up the 'How Yu Fi Say Dat' label and working with artists such as [Beenie Man](/source/Beenie_Man), [Red Dragon](/source/Red_Dragon_(musician)), and Simpleton.[2] As the decade saw the rise of [Jungle](/source/Ragga_jungle) music, "Tempo" enjoyed a rebirth when it was remixed in Jungle fashion.[5]

## Discography

- *Anthony Red Rose Will Make You Dance* (1986), Firehouse

- *Family Man* (1994), [VP](/source/VP_Records)

- *Good Friends Better Than Pocket Money* (2003), 2B1

- *My Name Is Red Rose* (2008), Red Rose

**Split albums**

- *Frontline: Papa San Meets Anthony Red Rose* (1986), Weed Beat - with [Papa San](/source/Papa_San)

- *[King Tubbys](/source/King_Tubby) Presents Two Big Bull in a One Pen* (1986), Firehouse - with [King Kong](/source/King_Kong_(musician))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Stolzoff_1-0)** Stolzoff, Norman C. (2000) *Wake the Town and Tell the People: Dancehall Culture in Jamaica*, Duke University Press, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0822325147](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0822325147), p. 171

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Larkin_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Larkin_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Larkin_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Larkin_2-3) Larkin, Colin (1998) *The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae*, Virgin Books, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7535-0242-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7535-0242-9), p. 244-5

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Room_3-0)** Room, Adrian (2010) *Dictionary of Pseudonyms*, McFarland & Co. Ltd., [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0786443734](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0786443734), p. 400

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Barrow_4-0)** Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) *The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn.*, Rough Guides, [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-84353-329-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84353-329-4), p. 295

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Allmusic_5-0)** "[Artist Biography](http://www.allmusic.com/artist/anthony-redrose-mn0000489662/biography/)", *[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)*, retrieved 6 August 2014.

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