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Lutan Fyah

Artist. Revival

Active
1999-present
Sunrise
December 1975, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica

Lutan Fyah (born Anthony Martin) is a Jamaican singer and deejay of the Bobo Shanti order, prolific through the 2000s and 2010s in both roots and dancehall settings. Angus Taylor hears "more of a deejay than a singer," one who "never over stretches his vocals."

He was born in Thompson Pen, Spanish Town, St. Catherine. His grandfather, Tamba, ran the Black I-niverse sound system. Martin studied architecture at the University of Technology and played football for Constant Spring FC before turning to music in 1999, and his first recordings were for Buju Banton's Gargamel label. He is sometimes credited as Lute and Fyah.

His first album, Dem No Know Demself, appeared on Minor7Flat5 in 2004, followed by Time & Place on Lustre Kings in 2005 and You Bring Blessings on Cousins in 2007. He guested on albums by Turbulence and Luciano and recorded for Jah Warrior in Britain. Life of a King, his tenth album, came in 2013 and was followed by European and African tours; Music Never Dies appeared in 2017, and later work includes Strength & Resilience for I Grade Records and releases through Easy Star. He has recorded with Anthony B, Chronixx, Lady G, Luciano and Rebelution, and founded the Youth Upliftment Foundation.

Last updated November 5, 2026

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  1. Wikipedia gives December 6, 1975, Spanish Town, and the Bobo Shanti affiliation. "Lutan Fyah," Wikipedia, accessed October 3, 2026, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutan_Fyah. The Rough Guide calls him a "very promising" "Bobo-dread performer." Steve Barrow and Peter Dalton, The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd ed. (London: Rough Guides, 2004), 416.
  2. Angus Taylor, review of Lutan Fyah, Get Rid a Di Wicked, Reggaeville, June 19, 2014, https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/lady-g/releases/mode/review/release/lutan-fyah-get-rid-a-di-wicked/.
  3. He recalled hearing Papa San and Dirtsman "at dances on his grandfather's Black Iniverse sound system in Thompson Pen." "Reggae Artiste Lutan Fyah Official Biography," Dancehall Reggae World, accessed October 3, 2026, https://www.dancehallreggaeworld.com/lutan-fyah.html. United Reggae gives his birthplace as Thompson Pen. "Lutan Fyah," artist biography, United Reggae, accessed October 3, 2026, https://unitedreggae.com/artists/l/lutan-fyah,72/.
  4. United Reggae: "He started his musical career in 1999 and recorded his first songs for Buju Banton's Gargamel records." "Lutan Fyah," United Reggae. Wikipedia, citing the Jamaica Observer, gives the architecture studies and Constant Spring FC; his official site says he retired from football in 1998. "Lutan Fyah." "Lutan Fyah Official Website," accessed October 3, 2026, https://lutanfyah.wordpress.com/.
  5. United Reggae dates the three albums and labels. "Lutan Fyah," United Reggae.
  6. The Rough Guide recommends his Jah Warrior 45s "Never Surrender My Faith" and "Let Righteousness be Your Guide." Barrow and Dalton, Rough Guide to Reggae, 416.
  7. Wikipedia, citing the Jamaica Observer and Gleaner, dates Life of a King to September 2013. "Lutan Fyah."
  8. His official site describes the foundation. "Lutan Fyah Official Website," accessed October 3, 2026, https://lutanfyah.wordpress.com/.

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