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GRAMPS MORGAN CALLS ON GHANA AND JAMAICA TO EXCHANGE DIPLOMATS!

GRAMPS MORGAN CALLS ON GHANA AND JAMAICA TO EXCHANGE DIPLOMATS!

A Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST) Ambassador, Roy Gramps Morgan, has asked the government to set up an embassy in Jamaica. He has also suggested the opening of a Jamaican Embassy in Ghana to facilitate international relationships between the two countries and the facilitation of the homecoming of people of African origin. Gramps Morgan, who is a 2016 Grammy Award winner with the music album titled “Strictly Roots”, was speaking in an exclusive interview with the Daily … Read entire article »

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HAWAII-BASED ROOTS BAND THE LAMBSBREAD, RELEASES NEW ALBUM “WORLD NEEDS LOVE!”

HAWAII-BASED ROOTS BAND THE LAMBSBREAD, RELEASES NEW ALBUM “WORLD NEEDS LOVE!”

The Lambsbread Spreads a Message of Love with New Album— The latest album from Reggae group The Lambsbread titled “World Needs Love” was unveiled on July 21, 2017. The Lambsbread is one of the foundational roots reggae bands from Hawaii, known specifically for delivering a profound message of upliftment , love, peace, justice, unity, community and positivity through brilliantly crafted lyrics. Truly a family band, lead singer Kaya says, “This is the first album that the whole family did together. … Read entire article »

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“YOU DON’T NEED GANJA TO DO REGGAE” SAYS GRAMPS MORGAN!

“YOU DON’T NEED GANJA TO DO REGGAE” SAYS GRAMPS MORGAN!

By ELORM KOJO NTUMY— International Reggae star, Gramps Morgan has dispelled the myth that one has to smoke weed or ganja in order to do Reggae/Dancehall music and has called for the cleanup of that image of the genre in the country. Gramps Morgan made this call at a ceremony hosted at the African Regent Hotel, Accra where he was appointed as the international ambassador of PANAFEST 2017 on Tuesday, May 23. He said the Reggae/Dancehall genre has … Read entire article »

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DENROY MORGAN CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP!

DENROY MORGAN CALLS FOR GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP!

By Simone Morgan-Lindo Observer reporter REGGAE singer Ras Denroy Morgan is imploring the Jamaican Government to be more supportive of our indigenous music.Speaking with the Jamaica Observer, the musician said without the input from the Government and other major stakeholders, reggae and dancehall will not realise its full potential. “The Government needs to put more value on reggae music and the Rastafarian culture. The foreigners are more successful because they invest a lot of money and time into it, but … Read entire article »

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“GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH REGGAE MUSIC IS NEEDED” SAYS RAS DENROY MORGAN!

“GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH REGGAE MUSIC IS NEEDED” SAYS RAS DENROY MORGAN!

By Simone Morgan-Lindo—  Denroy Morgan — REGGAE singer Ras Denroy Morgan is imploring the Jamaican Government to be more supportive of our indigenous music. Speaking with the Jamaica Observer, the musician said without the input from the Government and other major stakeholders, reggae and dancehall will not realize its full potential. “The Government needs to put more value on reggae music and the Rastafarian culture. The foreigners are more successful because they invest a lot of money and time into … Read entire article »

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JAMAICAN ARTISTS SEE AFRICA, “THE MOTHERLAND” IN DIFFERENT LYRICAL WAYS!

By Mel Cooke— Peter Tosh— There is no shortage of songs about Africa in Jamaican popular music. There are different approaches, chief among them Africa as the motherland, with Peter Tosh singing in the title track of his 1983 album, “They took me away from you Mama/Long before I was born.” Then there is the African woman, which comes up obviously in the late Panhead’s African Princess, but is also is unexpected places like Terror Fabulous’ part of the Anything For You all-star remix, which also features Nadine Sutherland, Buju Banton, Beenie Man, Louie Culture, and Kulcha Knox. Terror Fabulous waxes warm about the woman’s charms and sums up her personality and physical characteristics: “Mi check fi yu such so mi nah go do yu dat Woman inna mi life a part a mi comfat Natural … Read entire article »

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MORGAN HERITAGE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM “AVRAKEDABRA” FOR MAY 19!

Following the success of the acclaimed GRAMMY Award-winning Strictly Roots, Morgan Heritage have announced the name of their new album today through a mini-documentary style video on the Huffington Post. The album name, Avrakedabra, and its mystical artwork had been kept a secret leading up to the “Journey Into” video. Avrakedabra will drop on May 19th, 2017 with pre-orders going live on March 17th. The video touches the surface on the theme of the release as well as how it was made. Avrakedabra will feature the band’s latest two singles “Selah” and “Reggae Night” as well as many new tracks. Songs on Avrakedabra date back from the Strictly Roots era to the present, providing fans with a taste of the classic coveted Morgan Heritage sound mixed alongside songs with a more modern … Read entire article »

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SLOW TICKET SALES AMONG FACTORS THAT FORCED POSTPONEMENT OF NEW ZEALAND’S “RAGGAMUFFIN MUSIC FEST” TO NOVEMBER!

SLOW TICKET SALES AMONG FACTORS THAT FORCED POSTPONEMENT OF NEW ZEALAND’S “RAGGAMUFFIN MUSIC FEST” TO NOVEMBER!

 Shaggy— The Raggamuffin X Music Festival and Raggamuffin All Stars show in New Zealand and Australia, have been cancelled. Shaggy, Ky-Mani Marley and Gentleman, The Wailers featuring Julian Marley, and Morgan Heritage were scheduled to perform. Organizers of the event, OneWorld Entertainment, have announced that they have pushed the events to November. Raggamuffin X was to be held Saturday at The Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand. The Raggamuffin All Stars was set for Australia on February the following … Read entire article »

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MORGAN HERITAGE COVERS JIMMY CLIFF’s “REGGAE NIGHT” FOR NEW ALBUM!

MORGAN HERITAGE COVERS JIMMY CLIFF’s “REGGAE NIGHT” FOR NEW ALBUM!

By Kevin Jackson—-  Top: Jimmy Cliff. Bottom: Morgan Heritage– Morgan Heritage’s upcoming album contains a cover of Jimmy Cliff’s Reggae Night, produced by DreZion who also makes a guest appearance on the track. “We love to pay tribute to our legends and Jimmy Cliff is one of Jamaica’s unsung heroes. He has done many songs to heal the world, and this is one of those feel-good songs that makes your spirit happy and brings you to a happy place. … Read entire article »

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NAIROBI’S DEPUTY GOVERNOR MEETS WITH LEGENDARY REGGAE GROUP, THE WAILING SOULS!

By GRACE KERONGO— Nairobi City County Deputy Governor, Jonathan Mueke with Jamaican reggae legends Wailing Souls at his City Hall office—  Visiting Jamaican legends paid a courtesy call to the Nairobi deputy governor ahead of their concert on Saturday at KICC. Nairobi County Deputy Governor, Jonathan Mueke hosted visiting reggae music icons, Wailing Souls at his City Hall offices. “Nairobi County cares about the promotion of music, arts and culture,” Mueke said during the courtesy call, “We are happy that this visit will grant you an opportunity to interact with Nairobi residents. Nairobi county continues to be a happy hunting ground for reggae artists. We recently hosted reggae artists Romain Virgo and Morgan Heritage.” Beside just performing on Saturday, the legendary duo will visit institutions relevant to this cause and engage with the youth of … Read entire article »

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