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Morgan Heritage
Here Come The Kings
REGGAE / VP (VPCD1975)
CD, 07.06.2013
Facts
Nach fünf Jahren Wartezeit endlich das neue Album - mit Gaststar Shaggy!
Morgan Heritage etablierte sich in den 90er Jahren als die bekannteste Reggae-Band der Welt und als
erstklassiger Live-Act. Ein paar Hunderttausend LPs, CDs und 7" Singles haben die fünf Geschwister (Una
Morgan - Keyboards, Peter Morgan - Lead-Sänger, Roy "Gramps" Morgan - Keyboards/Gesang, "Lukes"
Morgan - Gitarrist und "Mr. Mojo" Morgan Schlagzeuger) seit dem Album "Don't Haffi Dread", das 1999 den
internationalen Durchbruch brachte, verkauft. Im Frühjahr 2008 erschien "Mission in Progress", der bis dato
letzte Longplayer, eine würdige Verabschiedung für fünf Jahre, um eine Pause einzulegen oder SoloProjekte in Angriff zu nehmen - bis zum Juni 2013 die "Royal Family of Reggae", wie Morgan Heritage auch
international gerne genannt wird, mit neuem Album wieder da ist. "Here Come The Kings" entstand
hauptsächlich in Jamaika und Miami, wo sie sich im Circle House, dem High-End-Studio von Inner Circle,
eingemietet hatten. In Jamaika arbeitete die Familie in diversen Studios, wie dem von Don Corleon und
dem Tuff Gong Studio. Verantwortlich für die Produktion zeichnet Morgan Heritage selbst, mit
Unterstützung von Shane Brown, Christopher Miller, Jason 'J-Vibe' Farmer, Linton "TJ" White und Donovan
Bennett. Mit zwölf ausgezeichneten Tracks, inklusive dem Beitrag von Gaststar Shaggy ("Love Stoned") und
der Version des Junior Byles/Lee Perry-Klassikers "Stand Up" auf dem "A Place Called Africa" Riddim, ist ein
mehr als gelungenes 11tes Studioalbum entstanden. Die Veröffentlichung von "Here Come The Kings" wird
mit 18 Auftritten in Europa (26.06. - 21.07.) unterstützt.
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Morgan Heritage returns with their first studio album in five years! ‘Here Come The Kings’ has roots, riddim
and romance to spare. Throughout the 12 new studio recordings the group delivers soul filled vocals. On
political or love songs their music is wrapped in the unmistakable sound that is the family trademark.
Steeped in the reggae tradition, the album is a testament to the group’s rich musical inheritance. With
production from Don Corleon, Shane Brown, Linton ‘TJ’ White, Andre Bailey, Jason ‘J-Vibe’ Farmer and Lamar
‘Riff Raff’ Brown their message music has never been stronger or better timed. Noted as the premier live act
in reggae, Morgan Heritage will tour Europe in summer 2013.P r e s s R e l e a s eMORGAN HERITAGE JOINS
FORCES ONCE AGAIN ON THEIR FIRST ALBUM IN FIVE YEARSHERE COME THE KINGS AVAILABLE ON VP
RECORDSNearly two decades and ten albums later, the mission has come full circle for Morgan Heritage.
Globally known as the “Royal Family of Reggae,” and now today being dubbed as the “Rolling Stones of
Reggae” (in large part due to the act’s electric stage shows), Morgan Heritage has established themselves as
the premier live group on the reggae circuit. From an extraordinarily talented teen quintet to one of
contemporary reggae’s most powerful forces, Peetah Morgan (vocals), Una Morgan (keyboard/vocals), Roy
“Gramps” Morgan (keyboard/vocals), Nakhamyah “Lukes” Morgan (rhythm guitar) and Memmalatel “Mr.
Mojo” Morgan (percussion/vocals) are back with Here Come The Kings —the collective’s first musical
arrangement in five years — available June 11th on VP Records.The band’s latest studio album will
“stimulate the minds of the people and let them know what we’ve created, it’s real,” proclaims the group’s
lead vocalist Peetah Morgan. Prepare for the revolution.After respective solo careers and music ventures of
their own, Morgan Heritage returns this spring with their groundbreaking album Here Come The Kings.
Lyrically, Here Come The Kings is a refresher course for culture music fans, staying true to Morgan Heritage’s
authentic Rockaz style, with brilliant instrumentation and empowering lyrics. However, collaborations with
ingenious young blood producers like Lamar Brown (Notice Productions), Shane C. Brown (Juke Boxx
Productions) and multiple Grammy nominee, Jason “J-Vibe” Farmer, lead the band to explore new sounds
that successfully fuse roots, r&b, and a hint of dancehall, evident on the cut “Girl is Mine” and the album’s
first single “Perfect Love Song.”View behind the scenes footage of “Perfect Love Song” anticipated video –
shot in Miami and directed by Spencer Antle: http://youtu.be/7o6v47wRHxc“Roots Reggae is alive and well
outside of the island of Jamaica,” Gramps passionately declares, as he expounds on the band’s continued
commitment to heal the world through music. “It’s not about changing the message,” which unfailingly has
been one of love, dignity, respect, and praising Jah, “but delivering the message to a new generation,” a
population that the tight-knit tribe believes has strayed away from the island’s rich culture. “Shabba,
Shaggy, these people captivated foreign markets because they were different, but still 100% Jamaican.
Reggae artists need to realize that what we do is precious. We must value what we have because the public
wants us for who we are,” explains Peetah.“We’re a lot more confident and mature than what you heard 5
years ago,” claims Peetah. He applauds the album’s catchy hooks, impressive features and infectious
riddims. “The musicality of this project is attractive to the young generation while maintaining the uplifting
content that we’re known for,” he adds.The new album is co-produced by Morgan Heritage, alongside some
of reggae’s most innovative talents including: Linton White (“Perfect Love Song”), Shane Brown (“The
Return”), Jason Farmer (“Girl is Mine”) and Donovan “Don Corleon” Bennett (“Call to Me”). Grammy-winning
Jamaican icon Shaggy lays his indistinguishable vocals on ladies anthem “Loved Stoned,” where a man is
telling a woman, “you got me so high, I’m in the cosmos, I’m literally stoned on your love,” Peetah says.
“Stand Up” is incontestably the album’s anthem track, where Peetah commands on the hook, “stand up,
stand up, stand up brothers and sisters and always remember how Jah mek ya.” “The song is essentially
saying know yourself and don’t sell out yourself or your culture to be like someone else or accepted by a
certain sect in society,” explains Peetah. “Man Has Forgotten” is backed by a strong melody, punctuated
with a bombastic opening, “come in like dem na memba we seh Heritage fi life.” On “Girl is Mine” cover, the
Morgans stay true to Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney’s original, yet bring dancehall to the tune, midsong, replacing Paul and Michael’s conversation with a singjay verse.Here Come The Kings reminds us, that
the pulse of one of reggae’s most enduringly successful acts, Morgan Heritage, will be eternally
pure.http://www.facebook.com/morganheritagehttps://twitter.com/morganheritageLIVE in Europe26.06.
Rotterdam Off Corso Netherlands27.06. Groningen Oosterpoort Netherlands28.06. Ericeira Sumol
Portugal29.06. Paris Docks Pullman France30.06. Brussels Couleur Café Belgium01.07. Amsterdam Keti Koti
Festival Netherlands04.07. Varese Albizzate Valley FestivalItaly05.07. ZÜrich Rote Fabrik Switzerland 06.07.
Köln Summerjam Germany10.07. Montpellier Victoire 2 France11.07. Lyon CCO France12.07. Neuve Eglise
Décibulles France13.07. Nostang Percussions du Monde France17.07. Greenwich IndigO2 UK18.07. Bristol
O2 Academy UK19.07. Birmingham Bingley Hall UK20.07. Huddersfield Cathedral UK21.07. London O2
Academy UK
Tracklisting
1-1. Morgan Heritage – Man Has Forgotten, 1-2. Morgan Heritage – Here Come The Kings, 1-3. Morgan Heritage – Holla,
1-4. Morgan Heritage – Call To Me, 1-5. Morgan Heritage – Perfect Love Song, 1-6. Morgan Heritage – The Return , 1-7.
Morgan Heritage – Looking For The Roots, 1-8. Morgan Heritage – Love Stoned feat. Shaggy, 1-9. Morgan Heritage –
Girl Is Mine, 1-10. Morgan Heritage – Dem Ah Run Come, 1-11. Morgan Heritage – Ends Nah Meet, 1-12. Morgan
Heritage – Stand Up ,
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