ANTHONY JOSEPH
Genres: World Fusion, African Fusion, Jazz Related Electronica, Hip-Hop, Eclectic Fusion • Trinidad And Tobago

Trinidad-born, London-based poet, novelist, and urban griot explores spoken word through Caribbean, African, jazz, funk, and blues musics. Anthony Joseph is a poet, novelist, musician, vocalist, and frontman for the Spasm Band. His music combines Caribbean and African rhythms with jazz, funk, and spoken word. Joseph was born in Trinidad and raised by his grandparents. His earliest musical influences were his grandfather's calypso records, particularly those of Mighty Sparrow and Lord Kitchener. He was initially moved by the use of poetry and patois in their recordings. As a result, he began to write. During his teens he also started collecting the newest reggae sounds, which arrived by boat weekly from Jamaica.   His writing ability allowed him to emigrate to the United Kingdom in 1989. He attended Goldsmiths College at the University of London where he obtained a Master's degree in literature. Joseph discovered the music and writings of Gil Scott-Heron as read more...