And I always said, if I ever get the chance, I wanted to become a better songwriter, to work on my songwriting. There was no making! Of course, it was business as usual, we were about to come on tour again as Morgan Heritage in Europe and America, and then the pandemic happened, for everyone. Talking about you as a solo artist, your new album Positive Vibration is the first in nine years that you bring out, apart from the singles that have consistently been released, of course.
Publishing, the music business in general, how do you get your songs in movies, songwriting, the quality of our music, the format, the distribution, just everything concerning the music business. Yes indeed! What were some of the subjects discussed? The last one that I attended, I was there, Shaggy was there, Beenie Man was there, it was very important for us who have experienced so much in the business, to give younger artists a chance to listen, so I'm looking forward for the next staging of that because it's very much needed.
For me, I find it my patriotic duty for my country Jamaica to say, 'Hey, this is how you should do it, this is why you should do it.' There are so many reasons why we should speak out in order for the next generation to keep the consistency and the quality of Jamaican music, because we cannot afford for that to die, dont, because this is the land of Reggae music and Dancehall, so it's very important that conferences like that are held. It's not everyone that is willing to do it, who has done so much within the space of Reggae and Dancehall, to share what they've experienced and learned with the next generation. What was that experience like, to really be, not on stage as an artist, but on a panel discussing Reggae music as an expert? I saw that you have been part of the Jamaican Music Conference last year. I launched it when I was on tour with Stephen Marley, Damian Marley, Tarrus Riley and Morgan Heritage, we all came together for the Catch A Fire tour in 2015. So we have a jerk sauce, mild and hot, those things are coming together at the end of the year and then it will be available all over the US and the UK. We make our own Scotch Bonnet Pepper Sauce, cause you know we island people love spice (laughs). I grow scotch bonnet peppers in Jamaica, in Trelawny. Yes, the Gramps Farms is for my jerk sauce. Great! Also you are doing some farming, can you tell us about that? We are working on a homepage right now, so all these things will be in place very soon. I've done a lot of things, helping with education, helping to get school supplies in Uganda, Ethiopia, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago. It's my charity that I use for anything that I do to help people. It means Gramps Music Orchestrating Miracles. A charity for example, that you founded in 2010. Before we talk about your album, I'd like to ask about some other projects of yours, because when you google Gramps Morgan, there are many things popping up. They are doing concerts and tours here in America already. In Germany we still have to wear masks in the shops and in public transport, and the clubs are still closed. And you don't have to wear masks anymore. They are closing a little early, maybe 9, 10 o'clock, but that's almost normal. Well, we don't have curfews anymore, that's gone. How is the current situation in Nashville?
Read on to find out about what this album means to him, how he linked up with the featured singers and what other projects this bustling artist juggles: Greetings! How are you, how is the family?Įverybody is good, just making the best of this Covid, you know. What these are and why Gramps chose to join forces with Johnny Reid for its production, he tells us in our Reggaeville interview. It is special in that it combines Roots Reggae and Country, two genres that seem very distinct but actually share common features. Una, Mojo and Peetah have each released an impressive string of singles, and Gramps has just given birth to his third solo album, Positive Vibration. Next to their involvement with the band, however, the individual Morgans have always pursued solo-careers as well. Initially groomed by daddy Denroy, the Morgan offspring have released some of the most beautiful Reggae hits, have toured the world, won a Grammy and successfully put the third Morgan generation on stage. A name inextricably linked with Reggae for decades, a family as dedicated to Jamaica's music as the Marleys. Gramps Morgan inna Positive Vibration - The Interview
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