Inspired by his father and uncle’s music careers, and his innate talent, Sachio entered the industry officially around 2019 with one aim in mind: becoming an icon in dancehall by making his skill speak for itself.

Sachio, full name Miguel Andre Sachio Henry, even played several instruments as a child before starting to write his own songs at age nine. Sachio hopes that his artistry will take him beyond the achievements of his family and surpass even Vybz Kartel.

Here are seven questions with up-and-coming artiste Sachio:

1. Who is Sachio?

I would say I am very versatile and unpredictable. No one knows what I will come out with next, even I’m not sure what I am going to do sometimes. In studio, I just listen to a beat and if I decide that I am going to write a story or freestyle; or if I decide to go into a particular topic, I will do it. But it’s really creativity at its finest, because I love music to the point where anything that is creatively exciting, I am going to do it.

2. Why did you get into music?

I started writing (music) at age nine. My father is a recording artiste and so too is my uncle, so music is embedded in me. I used to play instruments; I started playing the piano and guitar at age six and that just came naturally. I started to pen lyrics afterwards, when I would see my father on stage shows, and I used to hear him on CDs and I would say, ‘yeah man, me father bad enuh’. I kept writing and it progressed until me reach high school and start take it serious about 2018.

3. What do you plan to do differently to be even bigger than your father?

I think my father could have made it big because around the time when my father was making music, from about 2005-2009, he was putting out the kind of energy where he became one of the first artistes in St Ann who got a little buzz. But then he had to look at the fact that he had a family so he kind of put family before music and put it on pause. However, if he had continued on that path, he would definitely be one of the bigger names out there now. What I plan to do differently is remain consistent. My Dad never got to put his all into music due to his parental responsibilities but for me, as a young, free man who doesn’t have any children, it’s the time to capitalise on the dream.

4. Who would you say is your ideal audience?

I think of myself as a versatile artiste. My biggest inspiration, other than my father and uncle, is Vybz Kartel, and I don’t see him as a limited artiste. have always said that I want to be bigger than Kartel, so no one can say that I am a choppa artiste, or girl artiste or reality artiste. Anything people hear me put out, just know that it will connect. So every niche is my niche; it’s just the love of music.

5. How do you plan to stand out from other emerging artistes?

What I really want to do is let the music speak for itself. I hear people say it’s hard to let talent speak but I plan to be the difference in that way. I just want to showcase my talent and show that it never stopped. A lot of talented artistes are not getting the airplay. So I want to be that beacon to show that talent remains relevant even though a lot of the industry is focused on hype.

6. Where do you see yourself in the future?

I see myself being one of the greatest names in Jamaican music; in dancehall to be exact. Because dancehall is what I love so I want to be one of those iconic names, like how Bob Marley is a brand for reggae, I want to be that brand for dancehall. I would like to emulate the path that Skillibeng is on and be even better, too.

7. What is next for Sachio?

I have a few projects coming out soon. The audio for ‘Big Life’ and ‘Uptown’—which was a fan favourite— are out now, and the video for ‘Big Life’ – produced by ProDJ – will be out later this month. People can expect many more things because I have lots of music in the archives that just need to be released.