It's rare to find a reggae singer these days who is able to draw audiences equally from the dancehall and roots crowds, but that's exactly what Luciano does, attracting fans of modern reggae with the up-to-the-minute grooves provided by his great Firehouse Crew band (and, on his latest album, the legendary drum'n'bass duo of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare) while simultaneously keeping the loyalty of the roots-and-culture crowd with the heartfelt spirituality of his lyrics.
On A New Day, he opens with a long, hypnotic exercise in nyabinghi hymnody, the gently stirring repatriation anthem "No Night in Zion," then proceeds to deliver 16 more songs of spiritual uplift, all of them powered by soft-textured but deep and weighty roots rhythms.
Particular highlights include the plaintive "Is There a Place?" and the soulful, horn-driven "Only a Fool." Even the spare and dubwise "Hardcore," which at first sounds like just another dancehall boast, turns out to be a declaration of religious faithfulness.
Very impressive.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No Night in Zion | Luciano | Play | 04:39 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Oh Father I Love TheeJepther McClymont, Robbie Shakespeare | Luciano | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Is There a Place? | Luciano | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Happy People | Luciano | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Road of Life | Luciano | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Nah Give Up | Luciano | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | God Is My FriendAnna Gordy Gaye, Marvin Gaye, James Nyx, Jr., Elgie Stover | Luciano | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Only a Fool | Luciano | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Traveler | Luciano | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | African Skies | Luciano | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | A New Day | Luciano | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Hardcore | Luciano | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Spring Summer | Luciano | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | God & King | Luciano | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Tell Me Why | Luciano | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Journey | Luciano | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Save The World | Luciano | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 67 mins | 155 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Brown | Mixing Engineer |
| 2 | Dalton Browne | Guitar |
| 3 | Glen Browne | Bass |
| 4 | Noel Browne | Keyboards |
| 5 | Conradine Campbell | Harmony |
| 6 | Leroy Champaign | Design |
| 7 | Chris Chin | Executive Producer |
| 8 | Joel Chin | Executive Producer, Mastering |
| 9 | Paul Daley | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Donald Dennis | Bass |
| 11 | Sly Dunbar | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 12 | Rohan Dwyer | Mixing |
| 13 | Dean Fraser | Guest Artist, Horn, Producer |
| 14 | Anna Gordy Gaye | Composer |
| 15 | Marvin Gaye | Composer |
| 16 | Brian Gold | Harmony |
| 17 | Tony Gold | Harmony |
| 18 | Pam Hall | Harmony |
| 19 | Solgie Hamilton | Mixing |
| 20 | Bongo Herman | Drums |
| 21 | Luciano | Harmony, Primary Artist |
| 22 | Robert Lyn | Keyboards |
| 23 | David Madden | Horn |
| 24 | Steven "Lenky" Marsden | Keyboards |
| 25 | Lynford "Fatta" Marshall | Mixing |
| 26 | Jepther McClymont | Composer |
| 27 | Freddie McGregor | Bass |
| 28 | Chris Miller | Assistant Engineer |
| 29 | George "Dusty" Miller | Drums |
| 30 | James Nyx, Jr. | Composer |
| 31 | Bo Pee | Guitar |
| 32 | William Richards | Photography |
| 33 | Scully | Drums |
| 34 | Robbie Shakespeare | Composer, Guest Artist, Writer |
| 35 | Sharpe Sherida | Harmony |
| 36 | Paul Shields | Mastering |
| 37 | Elgie Stover | Composer |
| 38 | Harry T. | Bass |
| 39 | Tan Tan | Horn |
| 40 | Tixie | Assistant Engineer |
| 41 | Ernie Wilks | Guitar |
| 42 | Collin "Bulbie" York | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |