Shaggy will be performing tonight at the Rototom Sunsplash Festival in Osoppo, Italy which you’ll be able to view live and he’s been busy promoting his upcoming album Intoxication on several media (expect a lot more interview links in a few days). I’ll give you a selection of Shaggy’s interviews in Italy (I’ll add more interviews in other countries and forthcoming reviews later), a lot of pictures and a link to a live stream to watch Shaggy’s and Rayvon’s concert tonight between 24.00/0.00 pm and 2.00/3.00 am!
Click on the banner below to watch the live stream of Rototom Sunsplash, which will feature a Rayvon concert followed by a Shaggy concert in a few hours from now. Before that, Groundation (which is on right now), Tanya Stephens and more will take the stage.
Shaggy did a soundcheck on Rototom earlier today, which was transformed into a small improvised concert and the people who were lucky to attend it say it was pretty hot. Shaggy performed some of his own songs as well as some reggae classics original by Studio One. He also did a lot of interviews and walked around the festival terrain, met up with a lot of people (he shook hands and took photos with all kinds of festival goers, also a couple of people in wheelchairs, which is pretty cool!) and was his laid-back very charming self all day. Pictures are added throughout the day in the Shaggy photo gallery. You can read more about Shaggy’s day at Rototom so far right here and here. The concert will also be broadcast on several radio stations at the same time the video is shown, you can find a list of radio stations here.
You can download three mp3’s of Shaggy’s interview by Stefano Piccirillo on Radio Kiss Kiss here (click on the link, then scroll down until you find the Shaggy interview and pics). Shaggy talks about his upcoming album Intoxication and much more, download all three mp3s yourself to find out!
Hot Mc also did an interview with Shaggy where he discusses the current state reggae is in, he defines his music (varied, experimental and meant to satisfy), he talks about Rastafarianism and roots (he tells he did a collaboration on his forthcoming album Intoxication with Sizzla out of respect for him), about always being Mr Lover Lover and not getting tired of it, about the Gulf War (having been at war and in the Marines made him who he is these days), about his plans for the future (releasing his new album Intoxication), about being Jamaican and not forgetting his roots (he did a concert in Washington with Jimmy Cliff and the Skatalites the other day) and about experimenting with his music since the Hot Shot album. Go to the interview here.