Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy land international collaboration
Grammy-winning Jamaican reggae group Morgan Heritage has announced the release of their new album ‘The Homeland’ featuring Ghanaian musicians Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy.
The group, made up of Peetah Morgan, Gramps Morgan, and Mr Mojo Morgan, said the album would be released on Friday, April 21.
The upcoming album, which consists of a 21-track collection, is the group’s first since Denroy Morgan’s passing last year.
The group on their Instagram page said ‘The Homeland’ album is a world music album which will give the opportunity to African music icons to feature to create a cordial relationship with African musicians.
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This journey marks a new era for Morgan Heritage as they expand their global reach from the Caribbean to the African continent and beyond with guest features including Popcaan, Youssou N’Dour, Shaggy, Beenie Man, Mádé Kuti.
The group said the album is a project of rebirth for the Morgan brothers, built upon a lineage that has lasted decades and one that will continue to forge forward.
To accompany the album announcement, Morgan Heritage has shared the lead single ‘Who Deh Like U’, featuring Bounty Killer, Cham and Stonebwoy.
“It’s hard to find anyone to compare to you. Even from a million miles away, your value will never diminish because you are so unique,” says Mojo Morgan about the meaning of the track. “It will be hard to find another like you anywhere in the world.”
The album announcement comes after the successful release of their first single and video, ‘Just A Number’. The track serves as an awareness anthem, sparking conversation around the topic of cancel culture and the ephemeral nature of fame.
The accompanying music video was directed by Samo (Koffee, Chronixx, Protoje), and filmed at Independence Park (National Stadium) in Kingston, Jamaica.
At the end of the month, Morgan Heritage will be at the GRAMMY Museum (at L.A. Live) as guests for The Drop Series on March 28. This is set to kickstart the culturally-iconic band’s global promotional tour, with planned stops in Los Angeles, New York, England, Germany, France, Uganda and Ghana.
For decades now, the Morgan Heritage group has served Jamaicans and others in different countries with their songs such as ‘Down By The River’, ‘She’s Still Loving Me’, ‘I’m Coming Home’, ‘Nothing to Smile About’, ‘Mount Zion Medley’, ‘A Man Is Still a Man.