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Gramps, Peetah and Mr. Mojo are the holy trinity comprising the iconic reggae based, Grammy-winning family band Morgan Heritage.
Their brand new album, ‘Loyalty’, was created across several continents
and completed in unorthodox fashion with the three brothers all in
different locations - Mojo in Kenya focusing on the group’s
philanthropic efforts, Gramps travelling the world healing people with
the Masaya CBD products created by his wife Dr. Annabelle Manalo, and
Peetah in Miami anchoring the production. This meant utilizing
technology to bring them together virtually in one studio to orchestrate
the finishing touches to their new masterpiece. ‘Loyalty’ is the trio’s
twelfth studio record and is set for release in August on their CTBC
(Cool To Be Conscious) Music Group label in partnership with Membran.
Morgan Heritage are known worldwide for their riveting stage presence
and exciting showmanship, so it is no surprise that the Royal Family of
Reggae will trek globally from Africa to Europe, North to South America
and beyond during 2019 and 2020. Their itinerary not only embodies the
group’s global citizenship but is testament to the siblings embrace of
unifying cultures that is prominent in their music, with the brothers
stating: “The new album showcases the universal state of Reggae and
Jamaican music today. Our music is not one dimensional and we’re not
loyal to one dimension of the music, rather we’re loyal to our genre.”
Personified by an impressive discography with each release displaying
the eclectic fusion of sounds that have influenced each member,
including Reggae, Rock, Hip-Hop, Jazz, R&B and Afrobeat, the common
thread throughout has been authentic original Reggae. ‘Loyalty’ can
certainly be defined as a globetrotting work of art and offers 16
diverse songs produced by Morgan Heritage with co-production from fellow
GRAMMY award winners such as Jerry Wonda, Jason ‘J-Vibe’ Farmer, Shane
Brown and Aston Barrett Jr. The album also features star-studded
appearances from African superstars Diamond Platnumz, Stonebwoy and
Patoranking, Reggae Rock stars Pepper and Iration, Dancehall sensation
Popcaan, plus the voice of Emmy Award winning journalist and broadcaster
Jeff Koinange on the album intro track.
‘Loyalty’ truly delivers the Morgan Heritage sound that fans recognize
as ‘Rockaz’, the outstanding production embracing instrumental breaks
that allow individual artists to shine in their own right while still
being geared towards further elevating the music. The lyrical prowess of
the songs will also captivate listeners, touching on love on ‘All For
You’, social commentary on ‘The Awakening’, relationships on ‘Pay
Attention’, while also including motivational songs such as ‘The World
is Yours’. They embrace and pay homage to their African and Jamaican
roots with the hard-hitting ‘Africa x Jamaica’, while the gentle,
acoustic ‘Home’ is an ode to all travelling parents who work hard for
their families and was actually penned on Fathers Day by Mr. Mojo and
his son Esh.
With a title befitting of this latest offering, ‘Loyalty’ is a musical
journey that adheres and remains faithful to the philosophy of Morgan
Heritage, as they explain: "We chose the title because of how loyal
we’ve been to the brand Morgan Heritage as a family, a band and group
for so many years. Hence the reason we say 'Heritage 4 Life', as well as
our loyalty to Reggae music while not being afraid to travel the
journey of change through musical evolution.” Albums such as
‘Loyalty’ are representative of what committed, tasteful artistry is
still capable of accomplishing and Morgan Heritage has managed the trick
of staying true to their sound while collaborating with other creatives
from around the globe and remaining utterly current.
TJugglerz, Haegi and Morgan Heritage produced Beach And Country. The
video was filmed on location in Sao Vicente, Cape Verde and directed by
Mojo Morgan & Adilson Ramos. The group says; “‘Beach And Country’ is
a song to take away musically anytime of the year to a tropical oasis.
Music has a way to contribute to our emotions and we hope our new single
takes everyone on a journey down memory lane for those that don’t live
in a tropical destination.” The new video for ‘Beach And Country’ with
the album pre-order is available July 12.
Jugglerz one of the songs co-producers said; "As a selecta of one of the
biggest Sound Systems in Europe, we have been MH fans from ever since.
We bought their records or went to their shows when they've been on
tour. I met them personally in my first Dub session, and the link became
stronger. We also have a big radio program for Reggae and Dancehall in
Germany (Jugglerz Radio).
Where we also had them as guest in the studio
and we promoted their releases. We always tried to create music with
them. Jemere Morgan (Gramps' Son) is a good friend and has been on our
first Reggae Album "Jugglerz City" in 2016. Winter of 2018 they were in
Stuttgart in our studio where we were listening to some riddims and
that’s when we started to work on Beach And Country.”
Currently performing at a number of major summer festivals in mainland
Europe, Morgan Heritage will tour the UK, Europe and North America in
autumn 2019.
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