{"id":4677,"date":"2017-12-13T15:59:51","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T22:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/?p=4677"},"modified":"2017-12-13T16:02:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-13T23:02:17","slug":"timaya-bags-grammy-award-nomination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/timaya-bags-grammy-award-nomination\/","title":{"rendered":"Timaya bags Grammy award nomination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4678 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Timaya-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Timaya-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Timaya-100x121.jpg 100w, https:\/\/nigerianews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Timaya.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/>DECEMBER 13, 2017:\u00a0 King of afro-dancehall, Timaya, may become the first Nigerian-based act to win Grammy award, haven bagged a Grammy Nomination for featuring on Morgan Heritage\u2019s album \u201cAvrakedabra\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Timaya who featured alongside Ghanaian Afro-pop singer, Stonebwoy, Chubb Rock, Stylo G, Bunji Garlin, Dre Zion &amp; Jaheil on Morgan Heritage\u2019s \u201cAvrekedabra\u201d may become the first Nigerian-based act to win the award if the album wins the category at the 60th Grammy Awards which will air live from the Madison Square Gardens on January 28, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Heritage is a reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artiste, Denroy Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>The band comprises Peter \u201cPeetah\u201d Morgan, Una Morgan, Roy \u201cGramps\u201d Morgan, Nakhamyah \u201cLukes\u201d Morgan, and Memmalatel \u201cMr. Mojo\u201d Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvrekedabra\u201d was nominated for the Best Reggae Album award and will slug it out with \u201cChronology\u201d by Chronixx, \u201cLost in Paradise\u201d by Common Kings, \u201cWash House Ting\u201d by J Boog and \u201cStony Hill\u201d by Damian \u201cJr. Gong\u201d Marley.<\/p>\n<p>Vanguard<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DECEMBER 13, 2017:\u00a0 King of afro-dancehall, Timaya, may become the first Nigerian-based act to win Grammy award, haven bagged a Grammy Nomination for featuring on Morgan Heritage\u2019s album \u201cAvrakedabra\u201d. 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