SOUTH FLORIDA-BORN SINGER STEVIE MALEKUU, RELEASES HIS LATEST SINGLE “WHAT WILL BE!”

Born in South Florida, Stevie Malekuu developed an appreciation for his Costa Rican heritage early in life. At the same time, there was a strong attraction to Jamaican culture.

On What Will Be, his latest song, Malekuu sings about the importance of resilience. He also reminds fans in his best Jamaican patois, that “the sweetest time is when a rub-a-dub”.

Released in July, the song is produced by Wayne Armond and Orville Marshall for MY MM Productions. It is the follow-up to Don’t Trust Them, which Malekuu recorded for the same team.

“What led me to reggae music is mainly the culture. My biggest influences in music are Garnett Silk, Stevie Wonder, and Curtis Mayfield,” he said.

Malekuu is descended from the Malekuu, indigenous people from Costa Rica, where he lived for a time. He learned to play guitar at age 12, and three years later Malekuu’s Jamaican ‘godfather’ Richard Mair assigned him to his first vocal coach.

Since he launched his recording career just over 10 years ago, Malekuu has released a mixtape showcasing songs like Face The Situation, Legenda and In Memory of Garnet Silk, a tribute to his hero who died in December, 1994 at age 28.

Steve Malekuu is one of the acts My MM Productions has worked with since officially entering the music business last year. The label has also released songs by Armond and Luciano.