MORGAN HERITAGE Announce “Light It Up” Remix ContestWith Indaba Music
New York City/Jamaica – July 23rd, 2015 – The Royal Family of Reggae, Morgan Heritage, are teaming up with Indaba Music for an exclusive remix contest of their newest single “Light It Up” ft. Jo Mersa Marley. The single is slated to be released on July 31, 2015. Enter here to submit your remix and win: LINK.
The first place prize package includes a $500 cash prize, a meet & greet with the band, two tickets to an upcoming show, the winning remix released on a “Light It Up” Maxi-Single, a Skype call with the band, and an autographed copy of the new album, Strictly Roots. Second and third place winners will also receive cash prizes. The deadline to submit remixes ends on August 19, 2015. Contest winners will be announced on September 16, 2015.
Please head here for all official rules and details:
https://www.indabamusic.com/opportunities/morgan-heritage-light-it-up-remix-contest/detailsMorgan Heritage will be hitting the road this August on the “Catch A Fire” Tour with Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, and Tarrus Riley, along with special guests, Jo Mersa Marley, Jemere Morgan, and Black Am I. The tour will kick off August 29th in Philadelphia and wrap up September 27th in Los Angeles. See below for a full list of upcoming dates.
Morgan Heritage released their tenth studio album, Strictly Roots, on April 21st, 2015, which went to #1 on both the iTunes and Billboard Reggae Album Charts. The album is currently #2 on the Roots Music Report Caribbean and Reggae Chart. Roots Music is the number one independent music chart in the world. Purchase Strictly Roots on iTunes, here: http://apple.co/1zzk8II. For more information, please visit: www.MorganHeritageMusic.com.
The new album, Strictly Roots, features a wide variety of guest performers including platinum selling pop/dancehall phenomenon, Shaggy; American reggae and R&B vocalist, J Boog; third generation ambassadors from the Morgan and Marley families, Jemere Morgan and Jo Mersa Marley; reggae sensation, Chronixx; lead singer Eric Rachmany from rock, world and reggae band, Rebelution; and Bobby Lee from the American Grammy-nominated pop reggae band, SOJA.
What makes Morgan Heritage world-renowned for their live performances is that each night's highlight is different. The story has been sung time and time
again, yet it leaves musical patrons with a new outlook and feeling. Siblings Peetah Morgan (vocals), Una Morgan (keyboard/vocals), Gramps Morgan (keyboard/vocals), Lukes Morgan (rhythm guitar) and Mr. Mojo Morgan (percussion/vocals) pour every bit of themselves into their stage show, proving that Reggae can be a religious experience in the right hands.
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Upcoming Shows:
Jul. 23 Ocean Mist Beach Bar Wakefield, RI*
Jul. 25 Par-La-Ville Car Park Hamilton, Bermuda*
Aug. 8-9 Toronto Jerk Festival Toronto, ON
Aug. 15 Festival Baia Das Gatas Praia, Cape Verde
Aug. 29 Mann Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA^
Aug. 30 Central Park Summerstage New York, NY^
Sep. 3 Blue Hills Bank Pavilion Boston, MA^
Sep. 4 Maine State Pier Portland, ME^
Sep. 5 The Filene Center At Wolf Trap Vienna, VA^
Sep. 6 Stone Pony Summerstage Asbury Park, NJ^
Sep. 9 The LC Pavilion Outdoor Ampitheatre Columbus, OH^
Sep. 11 The Crossroads Kansas City, MO^
Sep. 12 The Cabooze Plaza Minneapolis, MN^
Sep. 15 Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO^
Sep. 16 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT^
Sep. 18 Cuthbert Ampitheater Eugene, OR^
Sep. 19 Marymoor Park Redmond, WA^
Sep. 20 Revolution Center Boise, ID^
Sep. 22 Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU San Diego, CA^
Sep. 24 The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – The Pool Las Vegas, NV^
Sep. 25 Santa Barbara Bowl Santa Barbara, CA^
Sep. 27 The Greek Theater Los Angeles, CA
Nov. 30-Dec. 10 Welcome To Jamrock Cruise Ocho Rios, Jamaica
* “Strictly Roots” Tour
^ “Catch A Fire” Tour