Morgan Heritage return to roots

By: Joseph Cunningham

Morgan Heritage, the "Roots Reggae" Jamaican band, recently completed a tour of Senegal. The group was in Dakar, to be exact, for its first-ever tour of that country.

Concert promoter Fatima Berthe said the quintet performed alongside Senegalese pop and reggae acts such as Carlou D Fafai and Xuman.

"It's the first time they came to Senegal, and their second time in Africa, after going to Cote d'Ivoire in 1995," Berthe said during a radio interview.

Morgan Heritage was accompanied on the tour by Otiyah "Laza" Morgan, who performs with the hip-hop ensemble LMS, and Hawaiian soul-reggae singer Irie Love.

Since debuting in 1992 at the Reggae Sunsplash Festival, Morgan Heritage has built a strong fan following in Senegal, with their recent album Full Circle getting heavy rotation in Dakar, a fortress of African pop music.

Morgan Heritage also met faith leaders, during what Senegalese rapper Lord Aldji Man, a co-organiser of the tour, called a "spiritual return to roots".

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ghetto king

Give thanks to da mose sai jah rastafarai big up morgan c da show in da gambia woz bomblast every one loved da show

vigen

yow the show in the Gambia selloff, i was there till sun rise. morgan heritage and LMS really mash up the place. it was like the all of the Gambia was out on that day. but when sizzla step his foot in the Gambia dat will be a different story alltogether, cuz when the DJ played his track (where re u running to now) its like the whole stadium was going down.

ALLIANCE ME SEH.............

Soulja boi

is not senegal is The Gambia dey dem play hu say senegal mi pee ya face

Genny Lee

What happen to LMS, when will they tour again!

Beenieman

First of all mi salute all mankind in the name of the most high supreme being God,any way am a gangster ras.

Well with regards to Morgan Heritage returning to roots they've only talk bout dem trip to Senegal and not mentioning Gambia da smiling coast ah West Afrika.

Why dat was the da trip not purposely meant fi we?Mi doubt waa guaan?

Well da show in Gambia was bumblash any way,hey please,please and please Beenie,Mavado,Munga and da real fireman Gambia needs you and love you loads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zaga.......