![]() ![]() He names his performance with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in 2014 in Holland, as well as an earlier appearance on Live At Brixton Academy in 1996 as the most memorable events in his career. I never saw him lose his composure, and I wanted to emulate him and sing like him,” he continued. I remember I hurried and run to the shop and get room temperature water, and when he received it, I felt great compassion. He was leaning his elbow on the wall, and I kept asking if he needed water. Imagine me in my 20s seeing this icon in studio. Oh God… when I Dennis Brown was another humbling occasion. “It’s a lot of people that have been influential to the man and musician that I am and have become. I see myself as a philosopher, and that man was a philosopher,” Luciano expressed. I listened to Bob Andy’s music, but it is when I got to meet him, that I realised how great the man is and how alike we were. Many of them have passed away, but they are still inspiring me and others. “Growing up in the countryside, I never thought I’d get to meet some of the greatest musicians who have achieved great heights, and not only singers is humbling. He holds the likes of Bob Andy, Dennis Brown, Admiral Tibet, Bob Marley, Toots Hibbert, Robbie Lyn, Jacob Miller, Sugar Minott, Beres Hammond, Sly and Robbie, and Dean Fraser in high regards. The 57-year-old entertainer’s open reflection on the past is a window into the lives of other musical icons. It has made me consider going back into the upholstery and furniture-making business.” And just the other day, I bought settee and it buss out – people not doing anything out of love or spending enough time on their creations. “Up to this day, a bredrin of mine that I made a loveseat told me them still have it. I worked with Campbell’s Upholstery on Law Street in downtown Kingston and then moved on to Masters Upholstery which was at the LOJ Complex on Norman Road,” he shared. “Before I entered the music fraternity, I was working my way up the professional ladder as an upholsterer. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters. ![]() BEFORE HIS MUSIC-MAKING CAREERīefore music-making was woven into the fabric of Luciano’s life and the cultural tapestry of Jamaica, the singer-songwriter was stitching textiles and creating valuable pieces of furniture. ![]() A New Day and Zion Awake earned recognition from The Recording Academy as contenders for the 44th Annual and 58th Annual Grammy Awards in 20, respectively. Some of his biggest hits are from his first two albums – Where There Is Life and Messenjah – with Island Records released in 19. The whole experience… it is really fulfilling in the sense that when I started our singing and travelling the world, having the opportunity to see different places and faces, I had no idea I would be touching so many lives,” Luciano said in his interview with The Sunday Gleaner. “I have learnt a lot over the past three decades. He remains one of the humblest talents walking the journey as a musical messenger – hence he has been proclaimed ‘The Messenjah’ since the beginning of his career in 1992. Picking up countless accolades, from receiving the Key to Kansas City in 1999 and being invested into the Order of Distinction in the rank of officer for outstanding service representing Jamaica in the field of entertainment in 2007 to being nominated twice by The Recording Academy for the Best Reggae Album Grammy, Luciano is not short on honours. Thirty years and more than 60 albums later, Luciano has cemented his name as one of the most successful and consistent reggae recording artistes of all time. ![]()
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