As the local entertainment fraternity continues to remember the legacy of the late Morgan Heritage lead singer Peter Morgan, here are six of the iconic reggae group’s best releases.
The first single from their 2013 summer album, “Here Come The Kings,” Perfect Love Song, is a vibrant yet smooth rocker that makes for an easy listen, whether as a romantic dedication or solo chill.
This Morgan Heritage classic resonates years after its release with the band’s signature smooth groove and captivating melody, which eloquently fits the song’s theme of loyalty and trust.
One of the more recent releases by the group is this gritty and harding-hitting social commentary about the current criminality and societal deterioration. The track was perfectly complimented by collaborators I-Octane, Rytikal and Jahshii, who added that extra dancehall edge to underscore that message.
Another noted commentary on society’s seeming perpetuation of systemic social separations and discrimination. The song holds a mirror to the crisis-like feeling of life in the ‘modern’ world, which still holds fast to a few archaic attitudes towards the marginalised
Arguably one of the group’s most recognised releases, this early 2000 track is a mellow yet spiritually compelling delivery of gratitude and peaceful reflection, signalled by an almost communal description of spending time along the river.
Another anthemic release from the family band, this single touts the importance of upright livity as the more significant identifier of Rastafarianism than the symbolic loc’ed hair appearances. A message which is echoed in the chorus “You don’t affi dread to be rasta, is not a dreadlocks ting, divine conception of the heart“
