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Reggae: Luciano, Jack Radics had them rocking

Tuesday, March 02, 2004 - 03:27 AM Printer-friendly page
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The setting was perfect. The crowd although not overflowing was close and intimate. All that was necessary was for the musical fare to provide the necessary fillip. The fact that it did much more than that made the tenth rendition of Rock Away at the beautiful tropical garden that is Norbrook Mountain extra special...

News Source: Jamaica Observer

Luciano performing at Rock Away on Saturday nightBy C Danielle McNish

Star act Luciano in his 80 minutes on stage demonstrated exactly why he is the 'Messenjah' and why he is one of the premier Reggae acts in the business today. From he made his dramatic entrance at approximately 2:00 am he was in full and total command. Taking time to quote from the Bible, Luciano worked the stage with typical aplomb and even engaged his audience doing at least one request.

He rocked away patrons with some of his favourites: Sweep Over My Soul, Lord Give Me Strength, Ulterior Motive and Serve Jah, the title track from his 2002 album release. He paid homage to Dennis Brown whom he referred to as "a Reggae great" with his rendition of Ole Man River. He closed his set with Come Away on the Zion Gate rhythm, which marked the way for the inevitable and more than deserved encore.

Special mention must be made of Luciano's backing band Jah Messenjah. They never missed a beat working in almost perfect harmony with the singer.

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