Morgan Heritage says their headlining efficiency at SummerStage will likely be a celebration of their brother Peetah Morgan’s life and legacy. The present, dubbed ‘Morgan Heritage Homecoming: A Tribute to Peetah Morgan’, takes place on August 10 at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park, New York Metropolis. Admission is free.
The live performance brings the Grammy Award-winning reggae group – that includes siblings Gramps, Lukes, Mojo, Una, and next-generation member Jemere Morgan – again for its first reside present of their native New York Metropolis since 2019.
The present is produced by the Metropolis Parks Basis in collaboration with Capital One and introduced by VP Information alongside CTBC Music Group “The legacy we constructed during the last 25+ years wouldn’t have been attainable with out Randy and Chris Chin and our whole household at VP Information. So it was no coincidence VP Information noticed it befitting to associate with the group and our workforce at CTBC Music Group to honour our beloved brother and lead singer Peetah Morgan within the place of our start. We’re grateful for the outpouring of affection and assist from all all over the world, and we will’t wait to proceed the legacy on such a legendary stage at Central Park SummerStage. It will likely be one other Rockaz second!” mentioned Morgan Heritage.
The live performance additionally coincides with VP Information’ forty fifth anniversary.
Randy Chin, president of VP Information, mentioned, “We’re honored to play an element in Morgan Heritage’s homecoming at SummerStage, particularly as we pay tribute to Peetah Morgan, whose legacy continues to encourage us all. Our relationship with the Morgan household has been constructed over many years of collaboration, mutual respect, and a shared ardour for reggae music. So this occasion, bringing it again to the place all of it started, is a full-circle second for all of us. It’s a celebration of their unbelievable journey and the timeless influence they’ve had on the music and tradition.”
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Morgan Heritage is a Grammy-winning Jamaican reggae band shaped in 1994 by 5 kids of reggae artist Denroy Morgan, particularly Peter “Peetah” Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy “Gramps” Morgan, Nakhamyah “Lukes” Morgan, and Memmalatel “Mr. Mojo” Morgan. They’ve toured internationally and launched quite a lot of reggae albums.
Peetah Morgan died on February 25, 2024.
The singer’s unmistakable voice has been on the forefront of Morgan Heritage’s journey for 3 many years, steering the group via a number of the most important anthems in fashionable roots-reggae.
From timeless tracks like “Don’t Haffi Dread (To Be Rasta)” to soulful melodies like “Down by the River” and “She’s Nonetheless Loving Me,” his vocal prowess has left an indelible mark on reggae music.
