Luciano  (born Jepther McClymont on October 20, 1964 in Jamaica) is a Jamaican Roots Reggae artist. He first begun recording in 1992 under his first name Luciana, with his debut single "Ebony & Ivory" on the Aquarius Record label and followed with his debut album 'Moving Up' for RAS records in 1993. Luciano is the seventh of nine children and was born to extremely spiritual and musical parents while growing up in Daveyton, a small district in the central parish of Manchester, Jamaica.

Strongly influenced by Stevie Wonder, Frankie Paul and the great and late reggae star Dennis Brown. It was later on that he changed his stage name to Luciano while often being referred to as "The Messenjah" and also at around that time collaborating with Fattis Burell's Xterminator label where he developed his conscious roots aspect. After recording several LPs for Burell he even recorded a set for Island records before starting an independent career recording.

Luciano's most recent work to date is his album 'Jah Words' (released worldwide April 26th 2005 on the RAS record's label) which features such singles like the romantic 'Angel Heart' and the political 'Cry for Justice', the album also features his heavenly single with a distinctable thumping dancehall beat named 'Why Should I' with backup vocals by Shelene Thomas, Luciano even recorded a video for 'Why Should I' not widely know commercially but noteably a dancehall classic like many.

Luciano is an award-winning artist and although he says, "I wouldn't say I won as I wasn't competing against anyone" and "I don't watch those tings coz they bring jealousy and people to bad mind you know", Luciano cannot deny that he has received numerous awards including 'Most Spiritual and Educative Singer' and Mandela's 'Most Cultural Artist'. He even received a plaque from the Jamaican government to encourage him in the work he is doing.

Luciano teamed up with Knotty Dred Sound to release the very first Official Luciano Mixtape.