I eagerly anticipated this show as, about six weeks prior, I caught up with Luciano at a CD release party held at a Jamaica Live event insie the club, Dragonfly.
This CrashMansion
show, in downtown LA, was another great production put on by the group known as Jamaica Live.
The club was packed as Jah Messenjah Band took the stage
about 11 pm. First up was Luciano’s
long-time music associate and friend, Mikey General, who livened up the crowd
with “Power of the Most High, Jah.” At
one point during his show, Mikey told about the tribulations he went through in
choosing to wear dreadlocks, and his choice to follow the Rastafari path. He did a short but magnificent set.
Dreadlocks flying!
Then came Jah Messenjah and Roots and Culture king, Luciano.
He entered the stage quietly, singing “I
Remember When.” He changed the mood
radically with the next tune, the famous “Messenjah,” from his album of the
same name. His next song was “Give Praise
to Rastafar-I,” from his Serious Times CD. He has
such a wonderful repertoire to draw from that every song performed seemed to be
a hit song. He then performed “Ulterior
Motive” and “Sweep Over My Soul” from the Sweep
Over My Soul CD. There was a wonderful
medley from his legendary Where There Is
Life CD, which included “Who Can It Be,” “Your
Mikey General opened the show
World and Mine,” and “Good
God.” He blessed us with three songs
from his latest release, Jah Is My
Navigator, including the title track, the Bob Marley classic, “Jah Live,”
and his newest hit single, “No Evil,” which closed his show. Always show so entertaining to watch, he is a
magnificent dancer and really flashes his locks as he bounds across the stage. He returned for the encore, performing “It’s
Me Again Jah,” during which he kneeled in prayer.
Luciano is a bright
star in the sky. I never want to miss
one of his shows, and you shouldn’t either. Be sure and catch Luciano and the Jah Messenjah
tour this summer. Thank you to publicist
Russell Gerlach for making this review possible.
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