Reggae icon Luciano is finally free once more to spread his musical message in the United States. The artiste who has not set foot in the U.S., for over three years now, had his United States visa restored, and is now in Miami to do his first performance.

The STAR spoke to Luciano's manager, Anthony Cargill, to confirm the reports of the restoration of the icon's visa, and according to Cargill, Luciano was preparing to board a flight to the U.S., at the time of the interview.

"Luciano is at the airport getting ready to board a flight to the U.S., as we speak, because we have a show in Miami," he said.

According to Cargill, the artiste is in the rebuilding process, and having the visa restored will make things easier.

"It is a great feeling that we can go out and deliver the message. The restrictions held us back but now we are ready to build back the thing. This is his first show in Miami in four years and we are going to make a good impression," he said.

Cargill also admitted that the absence of the visa was a major blow to Luciano's career; but maintains that the mission of 'the messenger' never halted globally.

"We could go other places like Europe and Africa which also have huge reggae markets, so we were able to continue spreading the positive message. But the truth is 40 percent of our shows normally come from the U.S., so on our part that was a blow, but we kept faith in the Almighty and it turned out favourable," he said.

He continued, "Luciano has a huge fan-base in America and worldwide, we have toured the 42 states already so it's just to re-ignite the positive mission now," he said.

Bottled in Nigeria

Cargill also cleared the air on reports that Luciano got bottled in Nigeria at the Rivers State Carnival, claiming the press blew the situation out of proportion.

"The issue was blown out of proportion by the press. It all had to do with wrong timing. It was a calypso festival so the youth dem did want the jump up thing, a few bottles were thrown but it was not a big thing like how the press made it look," he said.

Luciano was very busy at the time of the interview, however, he did spare a minute to comment on his current stroke of luck.

"I feel good to know that mi a guh duh Jah works because a long time dem a whol' mi back. I feel good for 2012, its Dennis Brown and Bob Marley month so right now I'm bubbling with reggae music. My fans I am not going to disappoint you. I have three new albums to release so it will be no hitching or glitching," Luciano said.