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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>\nDECEMBER 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
Timaya who featured alongside Ghanaian Afro-pop singer, Stonebwoy, Chubb Rock, Stylo G, Bunji Garlin, Dre Zion & 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
Morgan Heritage is a reggae band formed in 1994 by five children of reggae artiste, Denroy Morgan.<\/p>\n
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
\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
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