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LUCIANO, looking to rebuild his career after some personal challenges, is scheduled to release his 20th album, “The Qabalah Man”, this month. The 14-song set is his fourth album in less than three years. It will be released November 29 by VPAL Records, a subsidiary of VP Records.

“United States of Africa”, “Write My Name” and “Rub A Dub Market” are the previous albums Luciano released, results of a hectic period of recording. Last week, before heading out for shows in Canada, he said he is not concerned about overexposure.

“What the people need is spirituality through positive messages and that’s what Luciano and reggae is all about,” Luciano said.
Four of the songs on “The Qabalah Man” are collaborations. “On Create Our History”, the set’s lead track, Luciano teams up with Bob Andy; he jams with pioneer deejay U Roy and singer Ziggi Recado on “Organise” and with singer Mark Wonder for “So Long”.
While satisfied with all the songs, Luciano (49) believes “Create Our History” is a special project.

“Working with Bob Andy was a great opportunity. It is always an honour to record songs with great artistes,” he said.
Most of the songs on “The Qabalah Man” were produced by Anthony Senior, the man behind singer Junior Kelly’s latest album, “Piece of the Pie”. Luciano and veteran engineer/producer Cedrica “Soljie” Hamilton also worked as producers.

With this flood of albums, Luciano has been busy on the road. He toured the US in June and July and plans another extensive trek of that country in early 2014 to promote “The Qabalah Man”. —  Jamaica Observer.