Lutan Fyah is a Jamaican musician

Musician

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, singer, reggae

Reggae

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 and member of the Rastafari movement

Rastafari movement

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 Bobo Shanti

Mansions of Rastafari

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Background

Lutan Fyah started his musical career in 1999, after having spent some time as a professional football player and recorded his first songs for Buju Banton

Buju Banton

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's Gargamel Records. His first two album

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s were released by Lustre Kings and Minor 7 Flat 5, the latter of which included Fyah as guest artist on albums by Turbulence and Luciano

Luciano (singer)

Luciano is a Jamaican second generation roots reggae artist and poet....

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Fyah also released several singles on various label from Jamaica, United States

United States

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 and the UK

United Kingdom

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, and has also covered

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 Dr. Dre

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 songs and The Fugees

The Fugees

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. He has appeared on many compilation album

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s and featured in many other artists song releases. In 2009 Dubstep

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 artist Rusko

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 released Babylon Volume 2 including the track "Sound Guy Is My Target" featuring Fyah.

Fyah has voiced a number of singles for Jah Warrior including Never Surrender My Faith, Let Righteousness Be Your Guide, and Crab Inna Barrel. Fyah has performed several times at the Uppsala Reggae Festival

Uppsala Reggae Festival

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Discography

• Dem No Know Demself first solo album (on Minor 7 Flat 5), 2004.
• Time & Place on Lustre Kings, 2005
• Phantom War, 2006
• Healthy Lifestyle, 2006.
• You Bring Blessings, Cousins Records, 2007
• African Be Proud 2009
• Africa, 2009
• Justice 2009
• The King's Son 2009