Richie Malvo honours mothers with new Exco Levi-produced single

Richie Malvo, the son of singer Anthony Malvo, has stepped into recording after spending years around music and expectations that he would eventually join the entertainment field like his parents.

His first release, Yes I Love You, came last year. He has now followed it with Remember Mama, a track issued in early May to coincide with Mother’s Day.

“It’s my second song and it feels great. It feels like I’ve accomplished something great…it was like nothing recording (in the studio). I think that’s the easiest part for me,” Richie Malvo told Observer Online.

The new single was produced by Exco Levi, the Toronto, Canada-based artiste who has earned multiple JUNO Awards in Canada.

Richie Malvo comes from Kintyre in St Andrew, an area closely tied to his family. His father, Anthony Malvo, began his own musical journey there in the 1980s, working on sound systems before gaining major attention in 1988 with Come Back to Me, his collaboration with Tiger.

Music also runs through another branch of the family. Richie’s sister, Tiffanie Malvo, is a singer as well, with several recordings credited to her.

With that background, Richie Malvo’s move into music had long seemed likely. He said his father has helped shape both his life and his vocal style.

“My dad is a great influence in my life and my sound, he’s the first singer I’ve known. People have said I sound a bit like him, so there you go,” he said.