Morgan Heritage is a reggae

Reggae

Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

 band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artist Denroy Morgan

Denroy Morgan

Denroy Morgan is an Jamaican reggae artist. He was born in May Pen in Clarendon, but left Jamaica in 1965 at the age of 19 and traveled to the United States to become a musician. Morgan's peak period was when he signed in 1984 with RCA Records...

, namely Peter Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy "Gramps" Morgan, Nakhamyah "Lukes" Morgan and Memmalatel "Mr. Mojo" Morgan. In two decades, they have had a number of successful reggae albums.

Career

Morgan Heritage formed in 1994 made their first appearance at Reggae Sunsplash

Reggae Sunsplash

Reggae Sunsplash is a reggae music festival first staged in 1978 in the northern part of Jamaica. In 1985 it expanded with the addition of an international touring festival...

 in Jamaica

Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...

. They were subsequently signed by MCA

Music Corporation of America

MCA, Inc. was an American talent agency. Initially starting in the music business, they would next become a dominant force in the film business, and later expanded into the television business...

 and released their debut album Miracles the same year. They have since criticized Miracles album as being overly pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

-influenced.

After the release of Miracles, the family moved to Denroy's homeland of Jamaica. In this period, three family members left the group. Once in Jamaica, Morgan Heritage began working with famed reggae producers Bobby Dixon and Lloyd James

Lloyd James

Lloyd James is a former Bermudian cricketer.James was born in Bermuda. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played one first-class match for Bermuda, against New Zealand in 1972....

, resulting in the release of their critically acclaimed second album Protect Us Jah (1997), followed by One Calling (1998), and the spiritually-inclined Don't Haffi Dread (1999). They have released three compilation albums by "The Morgan Heritage Family and Friends", and a live album, Live in Europe!, recorded on their 2000 tour. Following the release of their 2001 album More Teachings... Morgan Heritage toured Europe again, and they have returned several times since.

Their sixth studio album, Three in One, came out in 2003. They have released two successful DVDs, "Live In London" and "Live Over Europe 2003", and their seventh studio album Full Circle was released in 2005. Their latest album, Mission In Progress, was released on April 15, 2008. It includes the singles "Faithful" and "Raid Rootz Dance".

They have worked with many of the top reggae bands and DJs of today including Capleton

Capleton

Capleton is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist. He is also referred to as King Shango, King David, The Fireman and The Prophet. His record label is called David House Productions...

, Junior Kelly

Junior Kelly

Junior Kelly is a reggae singer known for his commitment to the faith of the Rastafari movement and its Bobo Shanti mansion...

, Luciano

Luciano (singer)

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

, Gentleman

Gentleman (musician)

Tilmann Otto , better known by his stage name Gentleman, is a German Reggae musician.- Personal life :...

 and Beres Hammond

Beres Hammond

Beres Hammond is a reggae singer known in particular for his romantic lovers rock and soulful voice...

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Band members

• Peter Morgan - Lead vocals
• Una Morgan - Keyboardist/vocals
• Roy "Gramps" Morgan - Keyboardist/vocals
• Nakamyah "Lukes" Morgan - Rhythm guitarist
• Memmalatel "Mr. Mojo" Morgan - percussion

Videos

• Let's Make Up
• Don't Haffi Dread
• I'll Do Anything For You (Rebirth) (with Denroy Morgan)
• Saddle Up (LMS + Morgan Heritage)
• U've Got Me
• Tell Me How Come
• Faithful
• Morgan Heritage Family & Friends - Liberation Riddim
• Raid Rootz Dance
• Nothing to Smile About

Albums

• Miracles (1994)
• Protect Us Jah (1997)
• One Calling (1998)
• Don't Haffi Dread (1999)
• Live In Europe! (2000)
• More Teachings (2001)
• Three In One (2003)
• Live In Amsterdam! (2003)
• Morgan Heritage Family and Friends, Vol. 1 (2004)
• Morgan Heritage Family and Friends, Vol. 2 (2005)
• Morgan Heritage Family and Friends, Vol. 3 (2005)
• Full Circle (2005)
• Live - Another Rockaz Moment (2006)
• Misson In Progress (2008)
• Journey Thus Far - Best of (2009)

LMS

There is a sibling band called LMS (composed of other Morgan siblings) which is more hip-hop influenced. LMS often tours with Morgan Heritage.

Gramps Morgan

Roy "Gramps Morgan" released his debut album as a solo artist. The album entitled Two Sides of My Heart, earned him numerous nominations.

In 2009, he was also featured in the India.Arie

India.Arie

India.Arie is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and record producer . She has sold over 3.3 million records in the U.S. and 10 million worldwide. She has won four Grammy Awards from her 21 nominations, including Best R&B Album.-Background:Simpson was born in Denver, Colorado...

song "Therapy".

Jemere Morgan which is the son of Roy "Gramps Morgan" Released his First single "First Kiss" on August 28th 2011 which is available on iTunes now on his dad record label Dada Son Entertainment. Recently touring in Europe with Peetah Morgan and Gramps Morgan and was the opening act each night.

more news to come

External links

• http://www.morganheritagemusic.com - Official Website
• http://www.vprecords.com - Record Label
• Morgan Heritage at Wenig-Lamonica Associates - Booking Agent
• http://www.soulrebels.org/morgan_heritage.htm - Rare Songs
• http://www.grampsmorgan.com/ - Gramps Morgan Official Site