REVIEW IN ENGLISH:
SOURCE: ROOTS MUSIC Reggae & Dancehall
AUTHOR: Teacha Dan
Lutan Fyah is one of the few true Rasta singers of today. He is always
strives to be positive and tolerant though he is a militant Bobo dread.
Introduced to the Jamaican music business by the likes of Buju Banton and
Jah Mason he always attempts to spread positive vibes and upliftment through
his music. He stepped out of the limelight because of strong singles and his
first full, very good, European produced album for Minor7Flat5, named
Them No Know Demself (2004).
Two years after his debut album he now releases his third album on
Greensleeves records. Now he can rest assured that his music will spread to
all the corners of the globe thanks to Greensleeves' international
distribution network. All in the name of spreading and spreading the works
of H.I.M.
Phantom War is a very good and rootsy cross-section of his body of
work of these past few years. It includes his singles on some hit
rootsriddims like 'Bits And Pieces' on Pow Pow's Blaze riddim (2004),
'Screaming (For The Poor)' on the Triumphant riddim (No Doubt Records, 2005)
and 'Learn The Hard Way' on Al.Ta.Fa.An's Tsahai riddim (2005). Also
included is a bonus mpeg video of his monster combination hit with Josie
Mel 'Can't Believe', included here as 'Rasta Still Deh Bout'. Strange than
that this hit song has not been included on the vinyl pressing of the album.
Undoubtedly his best album release yet, Phantom War promises more and
more greatness from Lutan Fyah. It Is rather unheard of that a roots singer
in modern-day Jamaica tops himself and stays true to his roots at the same
time. His first album was absolutely great, his second even a bit better and
now he presents us with no less than nineteen very potent tunes.
(Teacha Dan, June 2006)
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