Although his mother was a gospel singer and his father operated a sound system, Legato didn\u2019t have a smooth journey in music.\u00a0 As a matter of fact, it wasn\u2019t until he participated in Stages Canada competition a few years ago, and the opportunity for him to tour Canada became a reality, that Legato saw his efforts begin to bear fruit.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy musical journey has been a roller-coaster ride. I\u2019ve had many ups and downs, like Buju Banton said, \u2018It\u2019s not an easy road.\u2019 But on my journey, I learned to be resilient, and the key to success is determination and hard work,\u201d Legato said.<\/p>\n
Originally from the small community of McNie, which is on the border of Clarendon and St Ann, Legato currently resides in Mississauga, Canada.\u00a0 He highlighted some of the issues he has faced since he got into music.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have experienced mismanagement, communication issues, and individuals who want to control my music and musical expression. I have also had experience with producers who withhold my music by not releasing them, as well as the lack of promotion. With that being said these experiences have taught me to be independent and to never let anyone one distracts or mislead me from my journey,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Legato (real name Robert Tivan Annakie) has the #1 song on the Rebel Vibez Top Ten Canadian Reggae chart with\u00a0\u201cReggae Music Still Deh Ya<\/em>.\u201d<\/strong> The song, he said, was inspired by the good old days of peace and unity.<\/p>\n \u201cHonestly, you know it\u2019s the culture that inspired me to write this song,\u00a0\u201cReggae Music Still Deh Ya.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> Remember the good old days when music was all about peace, love, and unity; not violence, screaming, and drugs.<\/p>\n \u201cReggae music needs to be heard; people need positive vibes and to remember that brings back good memories. All who say reggae music gone them wrong; reggae music lives,\u201d Legato explained.<\/p>\n \u201cReggae Music Still Deh Ya\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0was released last June and is a co-production between Venjahnz Music and Legatomuzic Production.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not surprised at the response that the song has been receiving, because I know my talent and the type of songs that I sing are roots and reality. So far, the song as been getting a buzz here in Canada and international people are receptive of the message that good reggae music is missing,\u201d Legato stated.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cHearing that the song is #1, the feeling is a great feeling. It\u2019s a joy to know that people are hearing the message of my music and love it. I grew up on reggae music and to know the message that I\u2019m here to spread is loved by many.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMusic really started for me in high school [Kellits High in Clarendon]. We had plenty of school concerts and competitions. During that time, I competed with my schoolmates, and this helped me to build up my courage and stage performance. While doing that I realised my peers and teachers enjoyed what I was doing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Prior to relocating to Canada, Legato, who was formerly known as Snypa, performed on shows in Ocho Rios, Negril, Portland, Montego Bay, and in Kingston. He has had songs rotating on local FM radio, including\u00a0\u2018Marijuana,\u2019<\/em><\/strong> \u2018Cancel Dem,\u2019<\/strong> and \u2018Siance<\/strong><\/em>.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n He shared why he had initially entered the Stages Canada competition.<\/p>\n \u201cI entered Stages Canada by a good friend of mine, Billy Joe Media. He introduced me to the organiser, Carrie Mullings. I was looking for a break in the music industry and I thought, \u2018Stages Canada will take me places.\u2019 However, COVID-19 [pandemic] came in and slowed down the process. But that still didn\u2019t stop Carrie, who got my two songs in rotation on\u00a0Vibez 105.5\u00a0<\/em>radio station in Canada \u2014\u00a0\u2018Never to Late\u2019<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0\u2018Who Dis Now\u2019<\/em><\/strong>. By having these two songs in rotation in Canada opened up my fan base internationally,\u201d Legato recalled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Although his mother was a gospel singer and his father operated a sound system, Legato didn\u2019t have a smooth journey in music.\u00a0 As a matter of fact, it wasn\u2019t until he participated in Stages Canada competition a few years ago, and the opportunity for him to tour Canada became a reality, that Legato saw his […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":10081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[240,239],"tags":[82],"class_list":["post-10084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canadian-news","category-international-news","tag-featured"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10084"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10085,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10084\/revisions\/10085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sandbox.reggaenorthca.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}