Luciano (chanteur) — Wikipédia
Surnom | the Messenjah |
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Nom de naissance | Jephter McClymont |
Naissance | Manchester, Jamaïque |
Activité principale | Auteur-compositeur-interprète |
Genre musical | Reggae |
Labels | RAS Records, VP Records |
Site officiel | http://www.lucianoreggae.com/ |
Luciano - de son vrai nom Jephter McClymont - est un chanteur de reggae nu roots jamaïcain né le . Son style vocal est fortement influencé par Stevie Wonder, Frankie Paul, Dennis Brown et Peter Tosh.
Son premier enregistrement Ebony & Ivory date de 1992 et paraît sur le label Aquarius Record. L'année suivante sort son premier album, Moving Up, chez RAS Records.
Luciano a été élevé au rang d'officier de l'ordre de la Distinction[1] le , en reconnaissance de sa contribution au reggae.
Biographie
[modifier | modifier le code]Né à Davyton, dans la paroisse de Manchester, et septième des neuf enfants d’une famille adventiste stricte, Luciano a commencé à enregistrer en 1992 avec son premier single "Ebony & Ivory" (sur lequel il a été crédité "Stepper John"). Aquarius Record, suivi d'un split album avec DJ Presley (désormais crédité sous le nom de "Luciana") pour le producteur Sky High. Ses premières sorties en tant que Luciano comprenaient le single "Give My Love a Try", produit au New Name Studio de Castro Brown, suivi par d'autres produits par Brown, Freddie McGregor, Blacka Dread, et Sly et Robbie, y compris le groupe 1993. 1 Reggae britannique à succès "Shake It Up Tonight".
Discographie
[modifier | modifier le code]- 2013 : Qabalah Man
- Create your history
- Don't sell out
- Material world
- No Mercy
- Weapons of war
- Speak your mind
- So long
- Black man governnment
- Tribute to Dennis Brown
- Skull and bone
- Organize
- Don't give in
- Dis yah Reggae music
- Organize in dub
- 2011 : Rub-A-Dub Market
- Rub A Dub Market
- Hard Road
- Truely Love Someone
- Only You Jah
- Mek It Over
- Voice Of A Trumpet
- Feeling For Love
- Living My Life
- Love Or Leave Me
- Praise Jah Anytime
- Where Is The Love
- Always Around
- Love Paradise
- Bun Dem
- 2010 : Write My Name
- Taking Off
- To Zion
- White My Name
- Aba Father
- Jah Alone
- Mama's Psalm
- It Won't Be Long
- Disaster
- Right My Name (Acoustic Mix)
- Miles Away
- I Love You Dearly
- Love Light
- Talk To Me
- Georgia (Terrible Thing)
- Jah Should
- The Songs
- 2010 : United States Of Africa (VP Records)
- United States of Africa
- Footstool
- In This Recession
- I Will Follow
- Moving On
- Murder and Thief
- Invasion
- Be Aware
- King of Kings
- A No Like We No Like Them
- Unite Africa
- Nubian Queen
- Hosanna
- Only Jah Can Save Us Now
- Another Terrorist Attack
- 2008 : Jah Is My Navigator (VP Records)
- For I
- Jah is my navigator
- Darkness
- No evil
- I'm the tuffest -...
- Never give up
- Trod out
- Sweet Jamaica
- Jah live
- Wish you were mine
- Paradise last -...
- African liberty
- Wise up youth
- Jah Canopy
- Hard herbs
- 2007 : God Is Greater than Man
- Running for My Life
- Bring Back the Vibes
- Kingdom of Jah
- Give Thanks & Praise
- Bad Situation
- Cheer Up
- Borrowed Time
- Strive
- Enough Is Enough
- God Is Greater than Man
- Mankind Cease
- Take Me There
- Bad Situation Remix
- 2006 : Child Of A King
- Remember When
- This One Is For The Leaders
- Brother Man
- New World In The Morning
- To Be Young Gifted and Black
- Desperate Lover
- Can't Take No More
- Watch What You Doin'
- Peace Train
- So Much Goin' On
- This One For The Children
- International Cannabis
- Not Until
- Child Of A King
- Silver And Gold
- 2005 : Jah Words (RAS Records)
- Are You With Me
- Many Things
- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
- Angel Heart
- Never Giving In
- Foot Soljah
- Jah Words
- Feed The World
- Why Should I
- Perfect Love
- Prophecy
- Cry For Justice
- Look Deep Within
- Angel
- In God Or Man
- 2004 : Serious Times (VP Records)
- Give Praises
- Come Down Father
- World Is Troubled, The
- Stay Away
- Just Talk To God
- Satisfy Yourself
- Love Will Make It - (featuring Morgan Heritage)
- Echoes Of My Mind
- Free Up The Weed
- Alpha & Omega
- Serious Times Serious Measures
- Nowhere To Go To
- We Need A Miracle
- This Feeling
- Jah Is My Keeper
- Ras She Want, The
- Only Love
- 2003 : Tell It From The Heart
- Intro -prayer
- Ends of never
- Babylon go down
- Another moses
- Got to strive
- Only Jah knows
- Bombs
- Freedom train (feat. Turbulence)
- I grow up
- Ethiopia
- You can have the world
- Peace (feat. Taffari, Lutan Fyah)
- Tell it from the heart
- Gideon War
- It's Not Easy
- De Ole Ah Wee
- Divide And Rule
- Visions
- Serious Time
- Israel God
- What You Gonna Do
- Come Into My World
- God & King (Refix)
- Brother David
- Worthly To Be Praise
- Until
- 2003 : Serve Jah (VP Records)
- I Will Survive
- Serve Jah
- Win Or Lose
- Injustice
- True Love
- Hail King Selassie - (avec Capleton)
- Nowhere To Hide
- Born Free
- Long Story
- Gideon Bus
- House Of The Lord
- I Am Not Sorry
- Mankind
- Road Block
- Call On Yahweh
- Great Controversy
- Legalise It
- Are You Ready?
- Empress Love
- Why?
- Patiently
- Have Faith
- Rivers Of Babylon
- Free The World
- Bandits
- Good Papa
- Amen
- 2001 : A New Day
- No Night In Zion
- Oh Father I Love Thee
- Is there A Place
- Happy People
- Road Of Life
- Nah Give Up
- God Is My Friend
- Only A Fool
- Traveler
- African Skies
- A New Day
- Hardcore
- Spring Summer
- God & King
- Tell Me Why?
- Save The World (Acoustic Version)
- Journey
- 2000 : Live (VP Records)
- Messenger
- Never give up my pride
- Who could it be
- How can you
- He is my friend
- Good god
- Heaven help us all
- What we need is love
- Your world and mine
- Crazy bald head
- Running away
- War
- It's me again jah
- Lord give me strength
- In this together
- Over the hills
- 1999 : Sweep Over My Soul (VP Records)
- Can't Stop Jah Works
- Sweep Over My Soul
- Ulterior Motive
- Hold Strong
- Final Call
- Jonah
- When Will I Be Home?
- You Can
- When Man On Earth
- Talkin' Bout (featuring Morgan Heritage)
- Poor Youths
- 1995 : Where There Is Life (Island records)
- It's Me Again Jah
- Lord Give Me Strength
- Who Could It Be
- He Is My Friend
- Your World And Mine
- Just Like The Wind
- He
- Good God
- There's No Love In The World
- Where There Is Life
- Heaven Help Us All
- In This Together (with Louie Culture/Terror Fabulous)
- 1995 : After All
- Shake It Up Tonight
- Baby I can't Believe
- Hold On To Your Dreams
- All I'm Living For
- I'm Stepping On It
- True Love
- It's A Jungle Out There
- After All
- Try and Remember
- Took Me For Granted
- Hold Me In Your Arms
- Try and Remember (Remix)
- 1994 : One Way Ticket (VP Records)
- Black Survivor
- Chant Down Babylon
- One Way Ticket
- Ragamuffin
- Bounty Lover (with Lady G)
- Jah Is Alive (with Charlie Chaplin)
- Nature Boy
- Turn Your Life Around
- Throw Out The Life Line
- Give Thanks
- That's The Way Life Goes
- Some Sweet Day
- Mr. Governor (with Cocoa Tea)
- Jah
Notes et références
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Liens externes
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- Site officiel
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