Jepther McClymont OD, better known by his stage name Luciano, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer who was born on October 20, 1964.
A split album with DJ Presley (now credited as “Luciana”) for producer Sky High followed. Luciano was born in Davyton, Manchester Parish, and raised as the seventh of nine children in a strict Adventist family. The hit single “Give My Love a Try,” which was produced by Castro Brown at his New Name Studio, was one of his first releases as Luciano. Following that, he released other songs produced by Brown, Freddie McGregor, Blacka Dread, and Sly and Robbie, including the 1993 no. Shake It Up Tonight is the first UK reggae hit.
Luciano parents: Meet Sophie McClymont, Arthur McClymont
Arthur and Sophie McClymont are Luciano’s parents.
Luciano’s father Arthur died when he was just 11 years old. As Luciano recalls, “through those early years, I fell in love with the guitar and started to learn to play, which I realized was showing love and respect to my father.” He left behind a guitar that he had built. Sophie, Luciano’s beloved mother, is a talented singer who struggled to raise him and his eight siblings.
He began collaborating with Philip “Fatis” Burrell and released the singles “Chant Out” and “Poor and Simple.” At the end of 1993, he released the album Moving Up. After recording singles for Musclehead and Louie Culture in 1994, he went back to work with Burrell on a string of hit singles and the album One Way Ticket, which put Luciano at the forefront of dancehall music’s “Rasta Renaissance.”
