Reggae star Lutan Fyah delivered a masterful performance on the first night of the ‘Roots and Culture’ tour at Club Maaya in Berlin, Germany, on Saturday.

Leading off with Garvey-centric anthems like Africa and Beat Dem, he whipped up the audience that was dotted with black faces into a frenzy with his hard-hitting roots sound.

Lutan Fyah reeled off his songs to the 300-plus crowd with great command.

He took time out to plug his Strength and Resilience album, which is out on all streaming platforms, and performed the title single to loud cheers and applause.

In connecting with the audience, during My Heart Cries he sat down on a speaker box and ‘reasoned’ with the people; advocating for better wages and chided the “boss man” for his constant enforcement of class oppression.

Lutan Fyah closed his set with the touching Mama Love and the meditative Touch the Road.

Earlier, Jah Mason showed great energy and verve during his set earning one of the biggest crowd responses for the night with his timeless anthem My Princess Gone.

“Ah positive vibration ting mi deh pon; mi no deh pon the foolishness… principle, respect, love, togetherness; so we do it,” he said, before launching into When There is Hope.

Jah Mason charged the atmosphere inside the club with his hits Farmer Man, Wheat and Tears and
Mi Chalwa. He encouraged the audience to farm despite the tough winters because food security is crucial in these turbulent times.

Emerging fusion reggae singer Zhayna opened the show with the Free People Band and impressed with her clear, sharp vocals. She used every inch of the stage well as she did songs such as Runaway, Before Daylight, Go, and Trip.

She closed well with her latest singles, Attention and Outside, as well as her interpolation of the Barrington Levy-Bounty Killer hit, Living Dangerously.

Many fans were impressed with her big voice that boomed out of her diminutive body, suggesting she was of “star quality”.

The tour moves to Dortmund in Germany before chugging into the cities of Groningen and Utrecht in The Netherlands over the next couple of days.