Luciano
b. Jepther McClymont
1974
Davey Town, Jamaica
Born Jepther McClymont, 1974, Davey Town, Jamaica, West Indies. Luciano was one of the most promising new singer-songwriters to emerge in 1993. He began singing in his local parish church before assuming the name of Stepper John and relocating to Kingston in April 1992.
There he voiced his debut tune for Herman Chin-Loy at Aquarius, then half an album with Pressley for Mau Mau producer Sky High. Homer Harris of Blue Mountain had by that time changed McClymont's name to Luciano. His first Jamaican hit, "Give My Love A Try", was for Castro Brown and a clutch of ballads and self-penned reality songs soon followed, initially for Brown's New Name label. Philip "Fatis" Burrell produced his first two UK hits, "Chant Out" and "Poor And Simple", in the summer of 1993 on Exterminator Records, and was later to release his debut solo album Moving Up. Singles for Xterminator, Blacka Dread ("Time Is The Master") and Sly And Robbie's Taxi label helped to establish Luciano's fast-growing reputation before he joined Freddie McGregor's Big Ship organization. "Shake It Up Tonight" became his first UK reggae number 1 and led to a well-received album of the same name.
He earned a contract with Island Records, and his association with Burrell continued with the critically acclaimed Where There Is Life, which featured the Jamaican chart-topper "It's Me Again Jah". Sweep Over My Soul was an edgier sounding record, befitting Luciano's return to Xterminator after his major label sojourn. Since then he has successfully recorded for a number of labels. |
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