Mighty Gabby

Anthony Carter (born 30 March 1948), better known as Mighty Gabby or simply Gabby, is a Barbadian calypsonian and folk singer, and a Cultural Ambassador for the island of Barbados.

Career Born in Emmerton, Carter was given the nickname "Gabby" as a child, and first had success as a calypsonian in 1968, when his "Heart Transplant" won him the title of Barbados Calypso Monarch. He won the title again in 1969 with "Family Planning", Rather than build on this success, he instead concentrated on acting for the next few years, joining the Barbados Theater Workshop and composing much of the music for its play Under the Duppy Parasol, which had a successful run in New York.

He won the Calypso Monarch title for a third time in 1985 with ""West Indian Politician".

In the late 1980s he began an association with singer and producer Eddy Grant, who owned the Blue Wave studio, helping to break through to a wider audience.

In 2012 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letter degree by the University of the West Indies.

In 2007 Gabby was named a Nigerian chief in a service at the Sons of God Apostolic Spiritual Baptist Church in Ealing Grove, Christ Church, Barbados. Gabby, who had recently visited Nigeria, was given the name Omowale, which means "our son has returned". The service was also to coincide with the United Nations designated Black Civilisation Day.

His song "Jack", which is an anthem against privatization of public beaches (mostly for the use of foreign tourists), has been sung at protests around the Caribbean.

Gabby is regarded as the "foremost folk singer in Barbados".

Titles Calypso Monarch: 1968, 1969, 1985, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2010

Discography Across the Board (1989), Ice Large And In Charge (1991), Ice – with Grynner and Square One 500 Blue (1992), Ice – with Grynner Soca Trinity (1993), Ice – with Grynner and Bert "Panta" Brown

Compilations 'Til Now (1996), Ice