Morgan Heritage, Natty Nation
High Noon Saloon 701A E. Washington Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Adilson Ramos
Morgan Heritage
The Grammy Award-winning reggae group visits town with a newly released album. On Loyalty, Gramps, Peetah and Mr. Mojo — the sons of legendary reggae vocalist Denroy Morgan — further push the boundaries of the sound they’ve spent decades developing. On “Bedrock,” they show their chemistry as brothers, overlapping their voices and instruments in mesmerizing ways. With Natty Nation.
$25 ($22 adv.).
press release: Celebrating the release of their twelfth album, LOYALTY, GRAMMY® award-winning reggae group Morgan Heritage are heading back out on the road. Trekking globally from Africa to Europe, North to South America and beyond, the band's itinerary embodies not only the group's global citizenship but also the unification of cultures that is so prominent in their latest album. The world-class musicians will bring their riveting stage presence and exciting showmanship to Madison for a performance at the High Noon Saloon on Thursday, September 12 as part of the LOYALTY Tour. Showtime is 8 p.m.
Comprised of siblings Gramps, Peetah, and Mr. Mojo Morgan, Morgan Heritage is a GRAMMY® award-winning act, having won Best Reggae Album as artist and producer for their album Strictly Roots. With their Reggae DNA from Jamaican origins, the Brooklyn born group of Massachusetts’s upbringing unearthed a way to infuse the sounds of Pop, Rock, Country, R&B and Hip-Hop music into their brand of Reggae that they call “Rockaz”. Their unique sound and impressive discography have earned them the title as the Royal Family of Reggae.
They will be taking that unique sound on the road for a full world tour to celebrate their most recent release, LOYALTY, making stops in Africa, Europe, and the Americas through 2019 and the beginning of 2020. LOYALTY is best described in the words of the brothers themselves, as it "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.”
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 after 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. With LOYALTY the name Morgan Heritage is duly cemented in history.