Peter ‘Peetah’ Morgan, who was popular Jamaican musician and lead singer of the reggae band “The Morgan Heritage” has recently passed away, find out more about him and his cause of death below and his wife
Following his death, Peter leaves behind his wife and beloved children, Destiny Morgan, and Journey Morgan.
Who is Peter ‘Peetah’ Morgan as lead singer of “Morgan Heritage” band dies, cause of death, bio, age, family, wife and net worth
Every reggae lover won't pass without typing "RIP" to this Legend.
Rest in Power Peter Morgan 🕊️. pic.twitter.com/NTgaDUqkBE— 𝐎𝐏𝐔𝐊™ (@ItsOpuk) February 26, 2024
Men,
His passion for promoting healthy masculinity could be felt through his songs.
Gone too soon.
Rest in power Peter Morgan!pic.twitter.com/CaFArH0zLA
— Erick (@MasculinitySato) February 26, 2024
The band is popular for their hits like “Don’t Haffi Dread (To Be Rasta)”, “She’s Still Loving Me,” “The Homeland,” and more.
Peter ‘Peetah’ Morgan passes away
Peter Morgan, who was affectionately known as Peetah, sadly passed away on Sunday, February 25. Peetah’s family confirmed the news about his death in a statement on social media, stating:
It is out of sincere love that we share that our beloved husband, father, son, and brother and lead singer of Morgan Heritage Peter Anthony Morgan has ascended today. Our family thanks you in advance for your overwhelming love and support, and we ask for your continued prayers as we go through this process. We also ask that you please respect our privacy during this time of healing.”
Cause of death
As of now, there are no details about the exact cause of Peter’s death.
Peter Anthony Morgan bio
Peter Anthony Morgan was a famous Jamaican singer born in New York in 1977. He was most notably renowned as the frontman of the Grammy-award-winning reggae band Morgan Heritage. Peter was the son of the famous reggae artist Denroy Morgan. He most notably founded “Morgan Heritage”, in 1994 alongside his five siblings.
His marital status isn’t known with his net worth at $1 million.
The five members of Morgan Heritage are;
Peter “Peetah” Morgan on vocals
Una Morgan who does vocals and keyboard
Roy “Gramps” Morgan who does vocals and keyboard
Nakhamyah “Lukes” Morgan who does rhythm guitar
Memmalatel “Mr Mojo” Morgan who does vocals and percussion
Age
Peetah was just 46 years old at the time of his death.
Born: 1977
Died: 25 February 2024 (age 47 years)
Siblings: Laza Morgan
Children: Destiny Morgan, Journey Morgan
Music group: Morgan Heritage (Since 1994)
Music career with Morgan Heritage
Peter ‘Peetah’ Morgan founded Morgan Heritage in 1994, alongside his five siblings: Una Morgan, Roy ‘Gramps’ Morgan, Nakhamyah ‘Lukes’ Morgan, and Memmalatel ‘Mr Mojo’ Morgan. The famous group won a Grammy award back in 2016 for their album Strictly Roots. The band released another album in 2018, called Avrakedabra, which also won another Grammy.
Tributes and condolences
Following the singer’s tragic death, fans of Morgan Heritage have come out on social media to pay their respects.
A posted on X:
Peter Morgan will forever remain the greatest reggae artist of all time. No matter how many times u listen to his album, ull never get tired of it. A true LEGEND.”
Meanwhile, another fan stated
R.I.P Peter Morgan, You gave your best in the music industry.”
Yet another fan added:
A voice like no other!!! So saddened to hear about the passing of Peetah Morgan, the lead singer of Grammy award-winning Reggae group Morgan Heritage. Rest in Zion, Ras. Thank you for sharing your sweet and powerful voice with us.”
Andrew Holness, president of Jamaica also paid tribute to the departed Jamaican star, with a post on X stating:
My heart is heavy to learn of the passing of Peetah Morgan of the world renowned Morgan Heritage. I send my deepest condolences to the Morgan family as they grieve this tremendous loss which is also a colossal loss for Jamaica and for Reggae Music.”