Earthstrong Blessings The Messenger, Jah Messenge Jepther McClymont Age 50(born 20 October 1964), better known as Luciano, is a Jamaican second-generation roots reggae artist. Luciano began recording in 1992, with his first single Ebony & Ivory on the Aquarius Record label, followed by his debut album Moving Up for RAS records in 1993. Luciano is the seventh of nine children and was born to extremely spiritual and musical parents while growing up in Davyton, a small district in the central parish of Manchester, Jamaica. After voicing several covers for the producer Sky High, Luciano released Give My Love A Try, which was produced at Castro Browns New Name Studio and was a hit in Jamaica.It was there that Luciano met international reggae superstar Freddie McGregor.Joining McGregors Big Ship production company, Luciano began creating cultural, conscious reggae that reflected his religious and social concerns. Again in 1993, Luciano scored a #1 UK reggae hit with the song Shake It Up Tonight but Luciano says, I didnt see myself going in that pattern, singing love songs, dressed in a felt hat, looking smooth. It looked very splashy.[citation needed] Luciano rose to prominence in the mid-1990s, at the height of the Rasta Renaissance in dancehall music, beginning with the album One Way Ticket in 1994. The renewal of Rastafarian influence into dancehall music in the early 1990s had begun with artists such as Tony Rebel and Garnett Silk. After Silks death in late 1994, many looked to Luciano to continue consciousness in reggae music. Of Garnett Silk, he stated Garnett was more like a brother, a father, a tutor, a forerunner. When he moved on I knew the work for me became harder still.
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