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Ras Shanti | St. Lucia W.I. | 12/11/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this CD because I found it somewhere for cheap. It is easily one of the best culture CD's I have purchased! Lutan Fyah rides each riddim perfectly, and his delivery is right on point. Every single track on this album is GOOD! If I had to pick a favorite it would be between "We Nuh Gangsta" where he gives you straight attributes of rastafari. Or "Mother Earth Healing" tellin you about the Ital livity. To sum it up, Buy da cd rasta!!

Give thanks for life, Keep the faith, Remember the Sabbath

Prophet, Priest, & King

Holy Emmanuel I Selassie I Jah Rastafari!!

Selah"

TRAMPLING THE BEAST!

Locks Lion | Blue Mountain Peak | 05/31/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"PHANTOM WAR: This Greensleeves release is Lutan Fyah's third long-player, following DEM NO KNOW DEMSELF for the Minor7Flat5 label, and TIME & PLACE for the US-based Lustre Kings outfit. PHANTOM WAR collects nineteen sides recorded for various producers in Jamaica and elsewhere, including BITS & PIECES, which was one of several cuts on Pow Pow's BLAZE rhythm (alongside Richie Spice's massive BLOOD AGAIN), and the hit combination with singer Josie Mel, RASTA STILL DEH BOUT, which really tore up the reggae charts last year. Overall, this is a very solid collection that hits several sizzling highlights, and includes a nice blend of both cultural and lovers numbers. Best of the rootswise material is the excellent STILL DEH DEH, featuring a magnificent - and uncredited - performance from singer Mark Wonder, as well as the moving SCREAMING on Kemar McGregor's TRIUMPHANT rhythm, and the concious THIS FIRE, which seems to employ a slightly revamped version of the rhythm used for I Wayne's READY FE LIVE UP. Lutan Fyah handles the lovers themes just as convincingly, especially on U LEFT ME and RICH LITTLE GHETTO GIRL, demonstrating that he can move with ease between cultural concerns and romantic rumination.



In addition, PHANTOM WAR includes video footage for RASTA STILL DEH BOUT, as well as a quality liner with nice photos and proper musicians, engineers and producers credits; a classy package, all in all.



That Lutan Fyah and the various producers involved effectively maintain quality control over an extensive nineteen track play list is of enormous credit to everyone involved, not forgetting the UK-based Greensleeves label, whose releases have previously been directed almost exclusively toward the dancehall market. PHANTOM WAR is a massive success, and I can only offer the highest recommendation - this is the best roots and culture reggae album so far in 2006, hands down.

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