Pick up a copy, put your feet up and let the music wash over you." I believe that this new effort by this Grammy award winning artist will be a major hit with lovers of conscious reggae music the world over. Gramps' ability to make music with a global appeal which touches the human spirit and soothes the soul has been taken to new heights in his latest release. His sophomore album reminds us of the deeply spiritual roots of reggae music. Kitts and Nevis says: "There is no voice in reggae music today as distinctive as that of Gramps Morgan. Meanwhile, Mark Brantley, Senior Lawyer and Leader of the Opposition in the National Parliament of St. The song has since been added to the Justice for Trayvon Martin Foundation website ( ) where he is listed as an "Official Donor" for his commitment. Consequently, team Dada Son decided to donate part of the sale proceeds to the family of the slain Florida teenager. The album's first single ' The Almighty' topped the charts in Jamaica, South Florida and New York while ' Life Too Short', released on March 28th, advanced in the fight for justice in the case of Trayvon Martin. Reggae Music Lives is more than Reggae it's world-beat, with a little bit of country, a taste of what Americans call rap-Jamaicans call it toasting mix it with a hint of r 'n' b, a dash of blues synthesized with contemporary reggae that maintains the integrity of the original art form and you get a sense of the musical accents that help to make Reggae Music Livescomplete.Īfter two years in the making, Reggae Music Lives arrives with inspiration, healing and Gramps' determination to make positive changes in the world. A musical therapy of sorts, Reggae Music Lives is filled with angelic harmonies, authentic compositions and a unique sound brand, Gramps calls " Rockaz". New Record REGGAE MUSIC LIVES Available Now on iTunes.Ītlanta, GA, ApWith a mission to heal the world through music, Soul Train Award nominee, Gramps Morgan unleashes his second, solo, album Reggae Music Lives tomorrow (April 24th) on iTunes, independently, on his Dada Son Entertainment label. Venues he performs at vary from intimate coffeehouses and pubs, to large concert halls, theaters, and festivals.Richie Spice - Touring North America, HawaiiI AND Canada - September / October 2012 He appeals to a wide range of audiences from folk to jamband to punk to old timey traditional and to kids of all ages. He plays an acoustic antique National Steel guitar and sings his own unique arrangements of rags, jazz, & blues songs from the 20's & 30's and many originals with wordplay, humor, and throat singing. The Rogues Gallery CD, produced by Johnny Depp and Hal Wilner in connection with The Pirates of the Caribbean film, landed Baby Gramps on the David Letterman Show.īaby Gramps is a high energy humorously entertaining performer with an endless repertoire. He is credited with making Seattle audiences aware of old blues and novelty songs that the rest of the world has mostly forgotten.īaby Gramps toured England and Ireland this past summer (2008) as part of the Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys CD Concert Tour with Tim Robbins (actor), Martha and Rufus Wainright, Jenny Muldaur (Maria and Geoff's daughter), Lou Reed, The Watersons, Martin Carthy and Eliza, Suzanne Vega, Ralph Steadman, and many other internationally know performers. “Baby Gramps’s performances on “Rogue’s Gallery” (Anti), a two-disc set of sea chanteys produced by Hal Willner, are among the album’s best, and that’s saying a lot: among the other contributors are Sting, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Bono, Bryan Ferry, Nick Cave, Van Dyke Parks and Bill Frisell.” - Ben Ratlif, The New York TimesĪccording to an article in Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, Baby Gramps is acknowledged as one of the top 50 most influential musicians in the last 100 years along with Ray Charles, Jelly Roll Morton, Ernestine Anderson, John Cage, Bill Frisell, Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, The Wailers, The Ventures, Sound Garden, and Pearl Jam. His voice is a cross between Popeye the Sailor and a Didgeridoo and the plinkity plink of his VERY worn National steel guitar, sounds like a wind up jack in the box. His singing styles include throat singing. His busy and unusual guitar style includes flat and finger picking, and "chording" with the back of his hand and his elbow. Baby Gramps plays a mixture of styles and eras including traditional blues, children's and labor songs, and his own compositions.
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