Anthony Malvo Targets Dishonesty on New Single ‘Corruption’

Anthony Malvo, long known for lovers’ rock songs including Come Back to Me with Tiger and Can’t You Stop The Rain, has taken a harder line on his newest release, Corruption.

The song came out in May through New York-based Reggae Vibes Productions. On the track, the veteran singer criticises people he sees as dishonest, from political actors to major business players and figures inside the music industry.

Explaining the message, Malvo told Observer Online: “Di song is about people on a whole, di people who pretend…gatekeepers. Yuh si these corrupt people in front of yuh everyday.” He said the concept developed during a conversation on current affairs with a friend, when both men discussed how widespread dishonesty has become.

According to Malvo, the issue goes beyond politicians and banks. “They’re in political institutions, government institutions, music producers. They’re everywhere,” he stated.

Though he is mainly associated with lovers’ rock, this is not his first social commentary effort. Earlier songs such as False Preacher and Bad Minded People also challenged negative behaviour. More recently, he teamed up with Hopeton Lindo for Mental Health Awareness, a song focused on people living with psychological disorders.

Malvo, who hails from Kintyre in St Andrew, began his career in the mid-1980s on sound systems before moving into recording later in that decade. He broke through in 1988 with Come Back to Me, a dancehall interpretation of The Deele’s Two Occasions.