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Moe's Alley Presents: Luciano w/ Militia of Love + DJ Moi
Wed, 22 Oct, 8:00 PM PDT
Doors open
7:00 PM PDT
Moe's Alley
1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
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Moe's Alley presents reggae legend, award-winning conscious reggae leader Luciano with special guests Militia of Love plus DJ Moi!
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
Doors: 7pm / Show: 8pm
$35 in advance / $40 day of the show
21+
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LUCIANO
When you mention the word “Reggae”, there are certain names that immediately spring to mind like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Third World to name a few, but another artist that is firmly on the tip of people’s tongues is Luciano. Born on the paradise island of Jamaica, as a youth he was heavily influenced and drawn to Bob Marley’s positive “One Love Movement”. As he got older and embarked on his own professional singing career, Luciano himself began to influence the lives of others around the world with his own spiritual interpretation of the movement. Since then, he has reigned as the “King Of Conscious Reggae Music” and is now one of the most iconic figures representing roots reggae today.
Luciano entered the reggae industry in the early 90’s and eventually teamed up with Phillip ‘Fattis’ Burrell, one of the few producers around at the time that supported conscious roots music. The quality material produced by this partnership, coupled with the fact that by now Luciano’s style and vibe was so heavily influenced by Bob Marley, caught the attention of Chris Blackwell of Island Records. Chris eventually signed Luciano and the collaboration produced a string of #1 hits including an album that was voted amongst the top 30 reggae albums of all time by Mojo magazine.
As well as Bob Marley, other early influences were artist like Stevie Wonder and country & western singer Hank Williams, which accounts for the extraordinary versatility of his vocal ability. He was dubbed “Luciano” in comparison to the all-powerful vocals of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti due to the fact that his voice resonates with impeccable inflection, tone, range and pitch. His vocals can sit comfortably between roots & culture, R&B/Disco, Blues and even Country and Western. He also later found out that the word Luciano means ‘light’ which is what he hopes he can share with his many fans.
As he continues to spread the message of love, lift spirits and energize his many fans across the globe, Luciano engages with his audiences like none other – earning him the unmistakable title of “The Messenjah”. His live show performances are breathtaking and he never fails to give his all. In addition, Luciano genuinely believes that the talent given to singers and players of instruments is a spiritual gift, that should be used to remind the listeners of the true values of life and not just to be used for achieving fame and financial gain.
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Age Limit
21+

Reggae
Luciano
Luciano
Reggae
When you mention the word “Reggae”, there are certain names that immediately spring to mind like Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Third World to name a few, but another artist that is firmly on the tip of people’s tongues is Luciano. Born on the paradise island of Jamaica, as a youth he was heavily influenced and drawn to Bob Marley’s positive “One Love Movement”. As he got older and embarked on his own professional singing career, Luciano himself began to influence the lives of others around the world with his own spiritual interpretation of the movement. Since then, he has reigned as the “King Of Conscious Reggae Music” and is now one of the most iconic figures representing roots reggae today.
Luciano entered the reggae industry in the early 90’s and eventually teamed up with Phillip ‘Fattis’ Burrell, one of the few producers around at the time that supported conscious roots music. The quality material produced by this partnership, coupled with the fact that by now Luciano’s style and vibe was so heavily influenced by Bob Marley, caught the attention of Chris Blackwell of Island Records. Chris eventually signed Luciano and the collaboration produced a string of #1 hits including an album that was voted amongst the top 30 reggae albums of all time by Mojo magazine.
As well as Bob Marley, other early influences were artist like Stevie Wonder and country & western singer Hank Williams, which accounts for the extraordinary versatility of his vocal ability. He was dubbed “Luciano” in comparison to the all-powerful vocals of opera legend Luciano Pavarotti due to the fact that his voice resonates with impeccable inflection, tone, range and pitch. His vocals can sit comfortably between roots & culture, R&B/Disco, Blues and even Country and Western. He also later found out that the word Luciano means ‘light’ which is what he hopes he can share with his many fans.
As he continues to spread the message of love, lift spirits and energize his many fans across the globe, Luciano engages with his audiences like none other – earning him the unmistakable title of “The Messenjah”. His live show performances are breathtaking and he never fails to give his all. In addition, Luciano genuinely believes that the talent given to singers and players of instruments is a spiritual gift, that should be used to remind the listeners of the true values of life and not just to be used for achieving fame and financial gain.

World
Militia of Love
Militia of Love
World
The rhythm section came together in the mid 2000s initially formed by bassist and vocalist Robert Melendez, best known for his infamous band Cardiff Reefers from the late 80s/ early 90s. Joining him on drums is Efrain Cantu, a master drummer in his own right, who honed his chops performing in Santa Clara Vanguard as lead snare. Guitarist Gregg Ichikawa is a product of Musicians Institute in LA and met Melendez while playing in a Reggae group from SLO called the Rock Steady Posse. Keyboardist Steve Sagrero is a self taught rhythmic master who got his start jamming with Dubwise from Salinas CA. Joining the Salinas based rhythm section is Bill Steacy on trumpet, a graduate of CSUMB, he is best known for his work with Jonah and the Whale Watchers from Monterey. The band is currently auditioning a female vocalist to fill the shoes of Blues diva Lara Price. Please search Militia of Love on Facebook or find their debut CD release Life & Love on all streaming platforms.