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Morgan Heritage Wins Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album

By: Caribbean Journal Staff - February 15, 2016

Reggae legends Morgan Heritage won this year’s Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album.

The group won for its album, “Strictly Roots,” on the CTBC Music Group label.

The group beat out a strong collection of reggae stars, including Rocky Dawuni, nominated for “Branches of the Same Tree”; Jah Cure, for “The Cure”; Barrington Levy, for “Acousticalevy” and Luciano for “Zion Awake.”

“Thank you to all of our fans and team that played a part of Strictly Roots Album,” the group wrote on social media. “WE WON…YES RASTA.”

— CJ Staff

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