Tommy Anthony

Tommy Anthony (born August 17, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. He has released three studio albums and his single, I Don't Know You Anymore, charted in the top-40. In 2012, he won an El Premio ASCAP Award for composing the 2011 World Cup theme song and has been a featured performer at the Billboard Latin Music Conference and ASCAP's Best Kept Secrets, among others.^[1][2][3]

He is perhaps best known for his extensive work as a guitarist and vocalist for Santana, Gloria Estefan, and Jon Secada. He has toured and recorded with Steve Winwood, Shakira, Carole King, Celine Dion, Ricky Martin, and Enrique Iglesias, among others.^[4]

Early life and education

Thomas Anthony Maestu

Career

Anthony is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, piano, bass, percussion, programming), producer, and music arranger. He pursued a solo music career and has been a band member of The Boys, The Tomboys, The Basics, The Beat Poets, Goza, Four O'Clock Balloon, The Miami Sound Machine, and Santana.

In 1993, he became a studio session musician, playing guitar and providing vocals on albums for such artists as Ricky Martin, Shakira, Enrique Iglesias, and Mandy Moore. Anthony toured with Gloria Estefan as a guitarist and vocalist for ten years until she retired.

He was then offered a gig as Santana's guitarist and vocalist with whom he has recorded and toured with extensively from 2005 to the present day. Anthony has received press about his on-stage dual-guitar performances with Carlos Santana^[8] and in an interview with NPR, when speaking about the recording of his album, Africa Speaks, Carlos said, The thing that kept the flow happening - because everything's about the flow - was Tommy Anthony.^[9] Anthony has also been a featured singer and performer in Santana's concerts, performing, Roxanne, at the Smart Financial Centre in 2017.^[10][11][12]

In 1997, during the period that Anthony was touring with Jon Secada, he co-founded the musical group, Four O'Clock Balloon featuring Tommy Anthony, releasing several albums, The Four O'Clock Balloon, and More Hot Air, and Up, Up, and Away. The Four O'Clock Balloon received favorable reviews and sold well at Tower Records stores in Chicago and Minneapolis. The Miami New Times voted the group Best Rock Band in 1998.^{[13][14][15][16]}

Solo career

Anthony pursued a solo music career with his genre being described as American pop with Afro-Cuban rhythm. His 1995 debut album release, Mondial, received favorable reviews with its single release, I Don't Know You Anymore charting at #14. In 2012, he won an El Premio ASCAP Award for composing the 2011 World Cup theme song.^[17][18][19] He has been a featured performer at the Billboard Latin Music Conference (with Sheila E.), ASCAP's Best Kept Secrets, and the Hispanic Heritage Awards, among others.^[20][21] Anthony was signed to a publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing (ATV/New York).^[22][23]

Anthony has produced music for

Warner Bros. released a series of Anthony's guitar instruction videos such as, SongXpress's Early Rock & Roll, Vol. 1, California Sound for Guitar, Vol. 1, and Mag Rack's Guitar Xpress, among others.^{[25][26][27][28]}

• Discography
• 1995 – Mondial
• 2001 – Latin Majik (Sony Disco)^[29]
• 2020 – Iguales^[30]

Selected discography

• 2021 – Blessings and Miracles – Santana – Guitar, Vocals^[31]
• 2020 – Whiter Shade of Pale – Santana (featuring Steve Winwood) – Guitar, Vocals^[32]
• 2019 – Africa Speaks – Santana – Guitar, Vocals^[33]
• 2014 – Corazón – Santana – Guitar, Vocals^[34]
• 2010 – Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time – Santana – Guitar^[35]
• 2006 – Rayito – Rayito – Vocals
• 2005 – Desde Siempre – Chayanne – Vocals
• 2004 – Universal Es Sergio Dalma Sergio Dalma – Composer
• 2004 – The Best of Mandy Moore – Mandy Moore – Vocals
• 2004 – Así Soy Yo – David Bustamante – Arranger, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Guitar (12 String), Programming, Bateria, Vocals
• 2003 – Milagro – Jaci Velasquez – Vocals
• 2003 – Estrella Guía – Alexandre Pires – Vocals
• 2003 – Esencia Natural – Ainhoa Cantalapiedra – Guitar, Programming, Bateria, Vocals
• 2003 – Cuarto Sin Puerta – Shalim Ortiz – Vocals
• 2003 – Clave De Amor – Raúl Di Blasio / José Luis Rodríguez – Vocals
• 2003 – Amar Es – Cristian Castro – Vocals
• 2002 – Sensual – Roberto Perera – Vocals
• 2002 – En Alma, Cuerpo y Corazon – Gisselle – Vocals
• 2002 – Dame de Eso – Carlos Baute – Vocals
• 2001 – Nueva Vida – Sergio Dalma – Composer
• 2001 – Mandy Moore – Mandy Moore – Vocals
• 2001 – Laundry Service – Shakira – Vocals
• 2001 – In My Pocket – Mandy Moore – Vocals
• 2000 – y Más – Myriam Hernández – Vocals
• 2000 – Sound Loaded – Ricky Martin – Vocals
• 2000 – Para Estar Contigo – Jaime Camil – Vocals
• 2000 – Noche de cuatro lunas – Julio Iglesias – Vocals
• 2000 – Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (soundtrack) – Yo-Yo Ma / Tan Dun – Vocals
• 2000 –
  Azucar Moreno
  – Vocals
• 1999 – Ricky Martin – Ricky Martin – Guitar (Acoustic/Electric)
• 1999 – Llegar a Ti – Jaci Velasquez – Vocals
• 1998 – Dónde Están los Ladrones? – Shakira – Vocals
• 1997 – Tributo a Queen: Los Grandes del Rock en Espanol – Cachorro López – Guitar (Electric)
• 1995 – Mondial – Tommy Anthony – Primary Artist