Morgan gives praises for inner-city concert
Dr Henley Morgan is encouraged by last Saturday’s inaugural staging of Pastors In Concert: Rebirth of a City held at the Charlie Smith field in Trench Town, St Andrew.
The reggae gospel show saw close to 4,000 patrons being entertained by cross-denominational ministers.
“It exceeded every expectation. It was entertainment with deep spirituality,” Dr Morgan told the Jamaica Observer.
The show was conceived five years ago by Morgan and his wife (now deceased) Sandra. It was produced by Tommy Cowan.
“It is part and parcel of a strategy to re-brand and reposition Trench Town as a cultural village,” Morgan said. “Trench Town is the Mekka [Maker] and Mecca of reggae music and we wanted to leverage that.”
Morgan said he chose to do a gospel concert due to the genre’s “tremendous potential.”
“Reggae gospel has the best artistes, best instrumentals, and best talent in the music,” he said.
The concert saw performances from Stevenson Samuels, Bishop Everton Thomas, Pastor Rohan Treleven, Reverend Dr Peter Garth, Brother West, Reverend Glenn Graham, Pastor Jovan Whyte, Reverend Grace Ade-Gold, Pastor Paul Henry, the Sent One, Papa San, Goddy Goddy, Junior Tucker, Bishop Herro Blair, and Pastor Ainsley Blair.
The gritty inner-city community of Trench Town has been home of several Jamaican music greats including Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Alton Ellis, Ernest Ranglin, and Delroy Wilson.