Search - Lutan Fyah :: Time and Place

Undoubtedly One of the Best of the Year!

Achis | Kingston, JA/Philipsburg, SxM | 11/07/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It was a pretty long wait for Spanish Town's finest dj to finally touch down on an album. Fyah had been making a big name for himself for a few years, through, amongst other avenues, working with the fine Lustrekings Productions crew, and the height of that working has spawned one of the single best reggae debuts that you will EVER hear.



Fyah's style isn't anything you haven't heard before if you are a fan of roots reggae. He follows right along in the tried and tested methods of artist's like Sizzla Kalonji, Junior Kelly, Turbulence, Jah Mason etc. (although he's pretty much a pure dj), but the artist has undoubtedly distinguished himself through an abundance of vibes.



It was on a LKP project that I first heard him, their massive first release, the Culture Dem Vol. 1 album on which he did arguably the best tune on the disc, No More War, which is present on Time & Place and is amongst the very best here.

My choice for the absolute best track, however, is probably the massive Upliftment combination with Jah Dan. I will tell you that T&P is absolutely devoid of bad tracks, however, standouts include the opener combination with Yami Bolo, Fire in the Barn, the beautiful Speak Softly, Rise and Shine riding the single best riddim from LKP altogether, that riddim is huge! Also really love Ithio First which features bits of a speech by Marcus Mosiah Garvey himself; Streets of the Ghetto, Joy Within Myself. . .



I can pretty much recommend each and every tune on this album without exception, the album is HUGE! Absolutely put Lutan Fyah in with the emerging class of big young roots reggae artists. Such artists as Natty King, I Wayne (both also seeing their debuts in 2005), Turbulence, Warrior King, Jah Cure etc. are all artists who are stepping up to feel the Rasta chants, and to under no stipulations: Lutan Fyah is in that class of artist. Armed with this album (and a European album released just before this one which is also very very good) several big tunes in JA (including the as of this writing current big tune, Rasta Still Deh Bout with Josie Mel and Peace in Spanish Town) the future is blinding bright for one of the humblest and little known talents in Jamaica, big big things are in store.

AMAZING! GO GET IT!"