Video and song for Haiti: We Shall Rise Again / Rise Up Haiti!
Shaggy, Sean Kingston, Sean Paul, Etana, Tessanne Chin, David Rudder, Mika and Belo and more Caribbean artists recorded a song and a video “We Shall Rise Again” / “Rise Up” for Haiti!
You can view (parts of) the brand new video at Il Secole XIX, MSN (for another version of the MSN video, go to the photo link below) and at Zoom In TV!
The proceeds of the song will be donated to the victims of the Haiti earth quake. It’s great to see so many great artists collaborating to help Haiti!
Shaggy & Friends concert
Here’s more info about the upcoming 2010 Shaggy & Friends concert! The concert is a huge event in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children in Kingston, Jamaica, which is the only pediatric children’s hospital in the West Indies. Its facilities to provide adequate care for sick children are stretched to the limit due to a lack of resources. Although Shaggy has made significant contributions to the hospital over the years, the Bustamante Hospital for Children is still in need of assistance.
The Shaggy & Friends concert which will take place on the lawns of Jamaica House on January 2, will feature Shaggy with special guests Joe, Mario Winans, Boyz II Men, Mykal Rose, Beenie Man, Baby Cham, Queen Ifrica, Ding Dong, Toots Hibberts, Busy Signal, Tanya Stephens, T.O.K., Alaine, Ce’Cile, Machel Montano, Sanchez and many more!
Wanna know more about the concert, the cause, the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, view photos from last year’s Shaggy & Friends concert and see how you can contribute? Visit the renewed
Shaggy & Friends concert new 2010 video ad with line-up
Dance for Climate Change video
Shaggy, Europe, Youssou N’Dour, Angelique Kidjo and Anggun performed at the Dance for Climate Change concert at the COP-15 in Copenhagen, Denmark. The D4CC Facebook has a good live video of the artists! Shaggy’s songs in the video are Boombastic and Angel.
Europe (The Final Countdown), Youssou N’Dour with Angelique Kidgo (Set), Anggun (Stronger) and Shaggy (Mr Boombastic and Angel)
First videos of Shaggy at Chi in Dubai
Shaggy performed at Chi at the Lodge on December 17. Here are the first cell phone videos of the concert: Angel and Crowd Teaser, Boombastic and Angel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Shaggy in Abu Dhabi
On December 19, Shaggy was on stage at the Emirates Palace Etoiles in Abu Dhabi, UAE!
More Shaggy & Sean Paul in Hollywood photos
Jamaica’s superstars Shaggy & Sean Paul performed at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida last weekend. A lot of photos and reviews are online already, here are a few more links: Celebrityitis review with photos and Monsters and Critics photo gallery!
Shaggy Oh Carolina classic 1993 live video
Wanna see a classic live video of Shaggy performing Oh Carolina back in 1993? Oh Carolina live video!
Shaggy’s concert in Dubai moved to December 16
Shaggy’s concert at Chi at the Lodge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been moved to December 16 due to local circumstances! Sources: Platinum List, Dubai Moves, Ahlan Live and Time Out Dubai.
Stone Love announces an outstanding humanitarian award for Shaggy
Sound system Stone Love announced an outstanding humanitarian award for Shaggy on their 37th anniversary party. Jamaica Gleaner.
Shaggy & Beenie Man photo
Wanna see a magazine photo of two of Jamaica’s hottest superstars? Brittany Somerset took a photo of Shaggy, Beenie Man and Raekwon for Downlow Magazine.
Shaggy & Sean Paul in Hollywood
Shaggy’s & Sean Paul’s concert at Hard Rock Live Hollywood was hot, according to all reviews! Wanna read more and view more photos of Shaggy, Sean Paul and Tony Gold? Premier Guide Miami review with photos.
Shaggy and Jaiden “The Cure” live in Italy: Bonafide Girl
As a bonus to this relatively short post ; ), here’s a video of Shaggy and Jaiden performing Bonafide Girl live at the Day Off Festival this summer in Parco Gondar in Gallipoli, Italy. The video was recorded from the side of the stage by Shaggy’s road manager DJ Kue. It’s a cool, wild and fun performance (just like for instance in these videos), you can watch the live concert video below!
Shaggy feat. Jaiden Bonafide Girl at the Jam Jam Fest in Italy
Shaggy on the Billboard Charts of the Decade
Shaggy is all over the Billboard Charts of the Decade! Shaggy’s Hot Shot is #15 on the Billboard 200 Albums of the decade charts and #19 on the list of the Top Hip-Hop/R&B Albums. Shaggy himself is also listed on the Artists of the Decade, Hot 100 Artists and Billboard 200 Artists charts!
With Hot Shot being on the Billboard’s Hip-Hop and R&B Albums list, Lucky Day is #11 on the Reggae Albums list and It Wasn’t Me is also at #81 on the Hot 100 songs chart of the decade. It is also at number 3 on the 10 Best Selling Singles of the decade on the UK charts. On another list, the Top 25 Reggae Albums, Shaggy’s Hot Shot is #1! Quite some achievements! Sources: Billboard Decade Ends Charts and Jamaica Observer.
Shaggy to Caribbean Festival Miami
Damian, Stephen & Julian Marley and Shaggy will perform at the Caribbean Festival at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami on February 27! Source: Reggae Ville.
Shaggy & Sean Paul review, videos and more photos
The Caribbean News Weekly has a review with photos of the hot Shaggy & Sean Paul concert at Hardrock Live Hollywood! Here are the first videos: Crowd Teaser and Big Up and Boombastic.
Shaggy in Mauritius live video
Shaggy performed at the Festival Kreol in Mauritius on December 5, but he also held a showcase at Hotel Dinarobin in Mauritius. Here’s a video of the show!
Shaggy live at hotel Dinarobin in Mauritius: Hear Dis, Boombastic and Bonafide Girl!
More about the Shaggy & Friends Channel and concert
The Jamaica Gleaner has an article about the Shaggy & Friends Channel launch on Jamaican tv station Flow 394. They also write that international megastars Boyz II Men, Mario Winans and Joe will perform alongside Shaggy and many Jamaican entertainers at the Shaggy & Friends concert on January 2 on the lawns of Jamaica House! Article.
Shaggy for Usain Bolt’s 9.58 Superparty
Usain Bolt held a party to benefit the Health Centre in Sherwood Content and other causes on December 4 and 5. Here’s the endorsement video Shaggy made for the benefit party!
Shaggy interview article about climate change
Shaggy performed at the UN Dance for Climate Change concert in Copenhagen, Denmark last week. The Jamaica Observer interviewed Shaggy about his views on climate change, the need for action and his support for the cause. Interview article.
Shaggy interview video about climate change
The Lone Reporter spoke to Shaggy about climate change and the need for cool hybrid cars, after his performance at the Dance for Climate Change concert. There’s also a too funny interview video with footage from the concert!
Win tickets to Sean Paul & Shaggy live at Seminole Hard Rock Live Hollywood
93.9 MIA is offering a pair of tickets to see Sean Paul and Shaggy in concert at the Hard Rock Live Hollywood on December 11! You can win tickets here by entering your email address (or buy them from Ticketmaster).
More info about the Dance for Climate Change concert, Denmark Water for Life Concerts has more info about the Dance for Climate Change concert on December 7 at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark. Shaggy, Akon, Youssou N’Dour, Europe, The Dreams, Anggun, Angelique Kidjo, Cheb Khaled, Danseorkesteret, Rasmus Seebach, Nabiha and My Excellence will perform!
The concert takes place on December 7, which is the first day of the United Nations Conference on Climate Change COP15. At the COP15, world leaders will meet to discuss how to respond to climate change. Seal the Deal and the Dance for Climate Change concert try to broaden the support for a comprehensive global climate agreement. Do you agree with the cause? You can sign a petition on Seal the Deal 2009. Tickets to the concert are available at Billetlugen.
Chain of Hope charity
This week, medical volunteers from the Chain of Hope charity will perform heart surgeries for four days in the Bustamente Hospital in Jamaica on children who have had complex cardiac problems since they were born. Shaggy, who performed at the Chain of Hope fund raiser in the UK last week, spent last Sunday relaxing with the children and their parents ahead of the surgeries. That’s so nice! Jamaica Gleaner article.
Shaggy & Akon backstage making the video of What’s Love
DJ Kue recorded and uploaded footage of Shaggy and Akon talking backstage at the What’s Love video shoot!
Shaggy & Akon backstage at the What’s Love video shoot
Back to 2008 video: Summerjam medley
Here’s a tv video of Shaggy & crew live in concert at the Summerjam 2008 in Cologne, Germany.
Summerjam medley: More Woman, Boombastic and Love the reggae!
Shaggy interview about the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation
The Voice Online interviewed Shaggy about his charity efforts for the Bustamente Hospital for Children and his Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation. They talked about what lead Shaggy to organize the Shaggy & Friends concert, his involvement in the community, receiving the Gleaner Honour Award and more! Interview article.
Strike 3 Foundation Gala pictures
Shaggy and Rayvon performed at the Strike 3 Foundation Second Annual First Pitch Celebrity Gala in benefit of pediatric cancer research and the Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital at the Omni Hotel in New Haven, Connecticut, last week. The official Strike 3 Foundation site now has photos of the benefit gala.
Possible upcoming tour (dates)?
Ali Campbell told The National in Abu Dhabi that he might go on a North American tour with Sean Paul, Sean Kingston and Shaggy! Article. At any rate, he’s going to perform at the Shaggy & Friends benefit concert on January 2. Shaggy might also perform at the One Love Reggae Series at the Negril Escape in Jamaica on February 23, but as far as known this isn’t out of negotiations yet.
Shaggy & Tessanne Chin in the studio: video
Here’s a video of Shaggy & Tessanne Chin having fun with Never Let Me Go in Big Yard’s studio! This video was removed by the uploader, so I replaced it with a live video of Shaggy & Tessanne singing Never Let Me Go. Enjoy!
Shaggy & Tessanne Chin in the studio: Never Let Me Go
Angela and Friends Shaggy interview
The video of Shaggy on Angela & Friends at Sky1 is online now! Angela and Shaggy talk about Shaggy’s charity work for the Chain of Hope and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and how men and women lie and cheat – that is, according to Shaggy.
They also talked about Shaggy’s upcoming album, on which he’s currently working. After having released the Intoxication album for the underground, Shaggy’s new album will be a more mainstream album again. Hopefully with a lot of huge hits! Wanna see and hear more? You can watch the video here!
BMI Urban Awards 2009 Shaggy interview
Here’s an interview from the BMI Urban Awards earlier this year! Shaggy talks about the position of dancehall in the music industry and the freedom of having his own label. Video.
Mighty Mystic’s Birthday Bash
Shaggy, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Mighty Mystic, Bruck Up, Mad Bwoy, D’Arryval, Maverick and more artists performed at Mighty Mystic’s Birthday Bash at Club Lido in Revere, Massachusetts last night. The concert was a sell off! See for yourself how Shaggy, Rayvon and other artists mashed up the place! Here are a couple of videos from the performance.
Church Heathen HQ live video
Angel HD video
Mighty Mystic, Lelie & Shaggy Here I Am
Shaggy to perform at Dance for Climate Change concert, Denmark
The official Seal the Deal 2009 site announces that Shaggy, Akon, Denmark’s Rasmus Seebach, Nabiha, Austrian dance group My Excellence will perform at the Dance for Climate Change concert on December 7!
The concert will be broadcast in a live web stream as well as on several tv and radio stations. You can view a PSA about the concert on YouTube.
Update: ‘As’ on D4CC Facebook writes you can watch the concert live at CITV / Satcom C3. I can’t check this info, but if you have satellite television you could try to watch it there. The concert will be broadcast later by tv stations around the world, among others DK4 (a Danish tv station), and it will probably be uploaded to YouTube as well.
Shaggy & Sean Paul to perform at Hard Rock Live Hollywood
Jamaican superstars Shaggy and Sean Paul will perform at Hard Rock Live, Hollywood, Florida on December 11! Tickets are available from Ticketmaster.
Shaggy and Friends I Dare You 2009 and 2010 videos
Shaggy organized a benefit concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children in 2009. In 2010, a new Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the children’s hospital will be organized! More info.
Here are two new videos for the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, courtesy of DJ Kue. One has live footage from the Shaggy & Friends 2009 charity concert! The other video is a PSA for the Shaggy & Friends 2010 Dare to Care concert and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, his charity in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children!
Shaggy & Friends concert footage 2009 Save a Life
Shaggy, Elephant Man, Tesanne Chin, Etana, Sean Paul, Lady Saw, Macy Gray, Marcia Griffiths, Luciano, Freddie McGregor, Gramps Morgan, Tony Rebel, Rayvon, Rik Rok, Christopher Martin and other artists sing Save a Life live on the Shaggy & Friends concert in 2009!
Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation Dare to Care 2010 PSA
Glow Club photos
Shaggy, Rayvon and DJ Kue performed at the Glow Club in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Saturday October 31. Before that, they visited The Box club in St. Gallen (photos). Here’s a photo gallery of the performance at the Glow Club! Looking pretty cool, right?
Laut und Spitz also has a three pages photo gallery of Shaggy’s and Rayvon’s performance at Glow Club, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Photos on page 7-9.
Shaggy to Italy
It looks like Shaggy will perform in Italy this month!
Shaggy, Rayvon, Gibraltar Music (this is Shaggy’s tour manager Paul “Rossi” Lee, I guess, Shaggy started out as a dj on this sound system!), Golden Bass and High Grade will perform at the Demodè Disco Club in Bari on November 26.
Shaggy will play Teatro Palapartenope / Casa della Musica in Napoli, Italy on November 27, according to Go2 and Campania Tickets, as well as Rastasnob.
Shaggy, Rayvon, Golden Bass and the Groove Society Band will do a concert at the Leoncavallo in Milan on November 28.
Shaggy, Rayvon and band will perform at Fucina Controvento, Malghera, Venice, Italy on November 29! You can get more info at the source: the official Fucina Controvento site.
Update: These concerts have been confirmed on Shaggy’s MySpace!
New Shaggy song: Shaggy feat. Kevin Rudolf & Lil Jon – Fading Away
Shaggy recorded a song with Kevin Rudolf and Lil’ Jon, Fading Away, produced by Teflon. Here is the new Shaggy tune Fading Away, thanks to Current Hiphop.com! It sounds good, right? Do you like it?
Teflon has been working with Shaggy and Sean Paul recently. He is in this photo with Shaggy and Sean Paul.
Shaggy to Dortmund, Germany on July 18
Shaggy will perform at Rush Hour in Dortmund, Germany today July 18. Source: Shaggy’s MySpace.
Shaggy announces he’s gonna be in Club Rush Hour in Dortmund
Update: concert video with Shaggy freestyling and more!
Belgium July 20 concert info
Shaggy’s concert in Belgium on July 20 will take place in Club Nanno, Antwerp. Info thanks to Shaggy’s official MySpace!
Win tickets to the Reeds Reggae Festival on July 24
You can win tickets to the Reeds Reggae Festival in Pfaffikon, Switzerland, on which Shaggy and crew perform on July 24 from Züritipp.
Shaggy returns to Romania on August 1
After the huge success of his first 2009 concert on July 10 at the Turabo Society Club in Bucharest, Shaggy will be back for another concert in Romania on August 1! This time the concert will be in club Bamboo, Mamaia, and it looks like he’s gonna bring his entire band. Sources Cancan, Revista VIP and (with pop-up ads but pictures as well) Mediafax. Shaggy will also perform in Club Heaven Outdoor in Timisoara, Romania, according to Agenda.ro (no MySpace confirmation yet for either of these dates).
July 14 – More Romanian concert videos
Martinicaro stood close to the stage and made five videos of the Shaggy and crew concert at the Turabo Society Club in Bucharest, Romania. You can find them on the Romania 2009 videos page (video 3 to 8). Two of them are below!
Part II Shaggy & Friends concert reviews, photos and videos
Here’s part II of the Shaggy & Friends reviews, pictures and videos post about Shaggy’s benefit concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children. You can find part I here. Enjoy!
Video of Shaggy & Rayvon at the Shaggy & Friends charity concert: Oh Carolina, Hope and Angel thanks to Outaroad.com
New Shaggy video: Mighty Mystic, Lelie and Shaggy Here I Am
A video was shot for Mighty Mystic’s single Here I Am featuring Shaggy and Lelie. Here’s a video preview!
Mighty Mystic, Lelie and Shaggy Here I Am video preview
The Shaggy & Friends benefit concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children was a huge success! The number of people who came to view the show that took place on the lawn of Jamaica House on January 3 was very high. Artists who attended were among others Shaggy, Rik Rok, Rayvon, Na’Sha, Barrington Levy, Elephant Man, Macy Gray, D’Angel, Etana, Buju Banton, Luciano, Freddie McGregor, Tony Rebel, Tarrus Riley, Sean Paul, Allison Hinds, Ce’Cile, Christopher Martin, Marcia Griffiths, Da’Ville, Milk, Usain Bolt, Ity and Fancy Cat, Dean Fraser, Morgan Heritage and Lady Saw. Here are the first links!
Jamaican prime minister Bruce Golding and opposition leader Portia Simpson Miller (she’s the former prime minister) also got on stage! Jamaica Star review. Shaggy and Friends recorded a tune and a video for this occasion which is called Shaggy & Friends – Save a Life. You can watch the video and read the lyrics here.
Here’s the video by Shaggy & Friends Save a Life for the Bustamente Hospital for Children Benefit Concert on January 3! The video was directed by Jay Will and features Shaggy, Elephant Man, Gramps Morgan, Christopher Martin, Sean Paul, Etana, Da’Ville, Marcia Griffiths, Luciano, Tesanne Chin, D-Lynx, Freddie McGregor and Robert Livingston.
Visit Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation to find all the info you want about Shaggy’s charity project for the Bustamente Hospital including the Shaggy & Friends Benefit Concert, 1 ticket = 1 life or this compilation!
Shaggy & Friends – Save a Life: the video!!
Shaggy & Friends Save a Life lyrics
Here is part of the Shaggy & Friends Save a Life lyrics:
(Shaggy) Yeah!
Shaggy & Friends yuh know
We all gotta do a part
(Gramps Morgan) Ey, ey, we can make it right
(Shaggy) Represent, I dare you!
(Gramps Morgan) Well I dare you to make a difference and I dare you take a stance (let them know Gramps!)
And I dare you to think of someone else, who’s in need of a helping hand
(Christopher Martin) What if I dare you to show our children what it really means to love (yeah yeah)
Well I dare you to just imagine, there’s nothing we can’t rise above
(Etana) And I dare you to be a person, with the will to make it right
And I dare you to have the conscience, to the cause and join the fight (wha yuh a seh!)
(Da’Ville)Well I dare you take a moment, to imagine how it feels
I dare you to take a look at someone else’s pain and offer some relief
(Chorus)
Take a stand, make it right
Lend a hand, save a life (save a life)
Understand, it’s alright
Lend a hand, save a life
(Marcia Griffiths) Should I dare you to be a person, with the will to make things right (yes sister Marcia)
I dare you to have the conscience, see the causant of the fight
(Luciano) Could I dare you to take a moment, to imagine how it feels
Take look at someone else’s pain and try to offer some relief
(Tesanne Chin) Well I dare you to make a difference and I dare you to take a stand
Let me dare you to think of someone else who’s in need of a helping hand
(Freddy McGregor) What if I dare you to show our children, what it really means to love
Could I dare you to just imagine, there is nothing that we can’t right
(Chorus)
Take a stand, make it right (we can make it right)
Lend a hand, save a life
Understand, it’s alright
Lend a hand, save a life
(Shaggy) Gotta express how I feel, you know the deal, the situation is real
(Elephant Man) Come on!
Full time we give a helping hand, show some love, listen now, you better have a stand
I dare you to try save a life, let’s make a change, for once and take a stand
We still putting up resistance and fight with the help up, Sean, Shaggy and Elephant man
(Sean Paul) Yow yow inna di circle of life, if we nah unite in the light, then we going nowhere
Time to reach new heights, every man gotta rise, we haffi chant it in di air
Help we brothers and sisters through the hard time inna life and the burden that we bear
Reach out for the helping hand, take a stand, just to show you care
(D’Major) Let us take the lead, yeah, (Tessanne Chin) love is what we need
(D’Major) This is how we feel yeah yeah yeah yeah
(Tessanne Chin) We can all achieve
(Chorus)
Take a stand, make it right
Lend a hand, save a life
Understand, it’s alright
Lend a hand, save a life
Save a life
Do you have any suggestions about the lyrics or do you wanna make any comments? Let me know below!!
Shaggy is doing a beautiful thing for the Bustamente Hospital for Children in Kingston, Jamaica, and you can help! The Bustamente Hospital is the main pediatric hospital in the West Indies, which’ resources to treat children are stretched to the limit because of a lack of facilities. Expensive medical equipment and a lack of public and private funding counteract the hospital’s ability to provide the necessary health care required to treat each and every child.
Shaggy has been supporting the hospital for years and he now created the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation to help raise funds for the hospital to save many more children’s lives. You can read all about it on Shaggy’s official Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation site. It has information about how you can help and about Shaggy’s upcoming benefit concert. The site also has a lot of photos and videos.
The Shaggy & Friends benefit concert, 1 ticket equals saving 1 life, will be held on Saturday January 3 2009 on the Jamaica House Lawn featuring
none other than Shaggy himself, Macy Gray, Buju Banton, Sean Paul, J. Holliday, Tony Rebel, Sean Kingston, Tarrus Riley, Luciano, Tesanna Chin, Da’Ville, Freddie McGregor, Etana, Allison Hinds, Elephant Man, Marcia Griffiths, Tyson Beckford and many more.
The gates open at 6 PM, the concert starts at 8 PM. Tickets are available at Susie’s Bakery, White Bone’s Restaurant and Music Mart at Twin Gates Plaza. All proceeds will be donated to the Bustamente Hospital for Children!
Here’s a video featuring Shaggy and many more supporting Shaggy’s benefit concert on the lawns of Jamaica House on January 3. I hope the support turns out huge, it can help save many children’s lives! The line-up for the concert is stellar, check out the video below!
Shaggy was present at the launch of the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival 2009 on the lawns of Devon House on Wednesday. There’s a picture and article with photo at the Jamaica Gleaner.
He announced his plans to stage a big benefit concert, to raise $2 million USD for the Bustamente Hospital for Children in Kingston, Jamaica. Shaggy will organize the concert on January 3 on the lawns of Jamaica House. The line-up hasn’t been announced yet, but according to Dancehall.mobi and the Jamaica Gleaner big artists will be there: among others J. Holliday, Macy Gray, Sean Kingston, Alric & Boyd and Tyson Beckford and of course Shaggy himself.
