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LEGACI - THE INTERNET'S HIDDEN GEM 
By: Jenny AlunigWhen you open up these guys myspace page and listen to their music, it's incredibly hard to believe that they're not signed to a record label! Their amazing vocals and harmony arrangements bring to mind 90's greats, Boyz II Men and 98º and even current superstars, Chris Brown and Usher. Indeed, their second album, "Sessions" include covers of hits like Keith Martin's "Never Find Someone Like You" and Boyz II Men's "Song For Mama". Their smooth, sexy, tug-on-the-heartstrings style have ensured them a cult following on the web with over 400,000 views on their myspace page and 150,000 views of their youtube videos. Again, how can they be unsigned?! Legaci is comprised of 4 members, Del Lazaro, Jason Atencion, Chris Abad and Micah "M1" Tolentino who all reside in the Bay Area of California. Founding members Jason Atencion and Micah Tolentino started the group in 1997. Just before the release of the first album, "Little Black Book" in 2004, Chris Abad was added to the group for his "signature solo voice and acrobatic vocal style". Del Lazaro was added with the release of "Sessions" to add a "rounded bass" and an "expertise in harmony arrangement". Writing, composing and recording their own music shows that the group is more than just their vocals. When performing, "we really enjoy being able to feed off each other's energy... it is so much more dynamic and exciting to be in a group... there is also a strong sense of bonding that is formed when singing in a group which ultimately adds to the cohesiveness of the sound." That cohesiveness of sound was heard at the Kababayan Fest held at Six Flags Marine World, "the support and love that we received that day was amazing and it really pushes us to keep performing." But is more than the accolades that keep this group together, "we're much like brothers, we fight, argue, tease and praise each other when we get things right." The down-to-earth quartet are still in awe that their music has been so well-received. Cherishing the fact that people want to come to their shows and listen to them sing, they are thankful that they have been blessed with their talent. They are also thankful for the families that stand behind them, knowing that punishing rehearsal and performance schedules mean that they regularly miss spending time with them. "We strive to make them proud of us because we know how hard it was to be supportive of us all these years." Future plans for Legaci including touring and possibly a 3rd album. And knowing how integral the internet has been to their success, they also plan to "interact more with our fans via our youtube and myspace sites... we like to be able to contact our fans and thank them personally for all the support over the years..." Since the group's popularity shows no sign of waning, they may have a lot more fans to thank. Check out Legaci on: www.myspace.com/legaci and on www.youtube.com/legaci |
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