Luciano: The Messenger Rises Again

As you know, Luciano is one of four Jamaican nominees for best Reggae album of 2015 at the Grammys. This however is not the Messengers’ first nomination for the coveted award. In 2002 the messenger was the fastest rising Roots Reggae rocker in the world when his new day VP project earned him his first nomination. That Grammy nomination was a shot in the arm for Luciano’s career, for soon after, under the stewardship of Dean Frazer as musical director, and copeland forbes as manager, the Messenger was one of the biggest touring Reggae artistes on the planet. By 2006 he was firmly placed in the upper echelons of Reggae. Then came a major pitfall as grievances in his entourage led to the resignations of Forbes, Frazer and some members of his Jah Messenger band. Needless to say this cooled the Messenger’s brand and was worsened by a legal bombshell. The sweep over my soul singer was charged with harboring a fugitive in his Kingston home. In the last two years or so it appears Jah has really been sweeping over Luciano’s soul as the Messenger rises once again earning a Grammy nomination for his latest album “Zion awake” Luciano joins us right now on our OnStage.