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March 22, 2010

New releases and upcoming tour dates: Trinidad & Tobabo, Jamaica, St Lucia, Portugal and Hungary

Shaggy featured on new Cisco Adler album
Alison Hinds Caribbean Queen album cover feat. Shaggy Can't Let My Love Go Jah Cure Richie Spice Lyrikal Destra Garcia and moreShaggy, John Legend, Mickey Avalon, Dirt Nasty, Space Cowboy, Warren Jamez, Too Short, Eddie Rap Life, Cobra Starship and Cold Flamez will be featured on Cisco Adler’s upcoming 2010 album, which will be released late spring. Baller Status.

Shaggy on Alison Hinds’ new album!
The hot collaboration by Shaggy and Alison Hinds, Can’t Let My Love Go, is featured on Alison Hinds’ new album Caribbean Queen! Wanna get the album and Can’t Let My Love Go? It’s now available on iTunes!

International Reggae and World Music Awards 2010 Community Service Award Nomination
Save a Life by Shaggy & Friends has been nominated for the Community Service Award at the International Reggae And World Music Awards (IRAWMA) 2010! Other nominees are Capleton, Queen Ifrica, Usain Bolt and Help Jamaica.

Vote for Shaggy
Wanna cast your vote for the IRAWMAs? You can vote right here! The Community Service Awards are category 31 on the list of nominations.

Upcoming tour dates
Here are all newly added upcoming tour dates (all of them are yet to be confirmed). For the full list of 2010 concerts, go here.

Trinidad and Tobago (April 3-4)
Several media write that Shaggy, Morgan Heritage and Beres Hammond will perform at the I Am Legend 3 concerts at Queen’s Park Savannah stage in Trinidad on April 3 and at Tobago on April 4! More info: Trinidad and Tobago’s New Today and City 94 FM, where you can win tickets to the concert!

International Kite Festival Jamaica (April 5)
According to several sources, Shaggy, Beenie Man, D’Angel, Macka Diamond, Junior Reed, Chino, Freddie McGregor, Laden, George Nooks, Richie Stephens, Kiprich, Anthony Cruz, I-Octane, Lust, QQ, Wasp, Jimmy Riley, Stacious, Neville Lindo, Steele and many more will perform at the International Kite Festival in Ocho Rios, St Ann, Jamaica on April 5! Sources and more info: Keep It Jiggy, Andre Glegg (flyer) and Jamaica Observer.

Win tickets to St Lucia Jazz Festival (May 9)
Shaggy will perform alongside Maxi Priest at the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival 2010 on May 9 in Saint Lucia! If you’re a resident of the US, Canada or the Caribbean, you can enter the sweepstakes to win a trip for two and tickets to Saint Lucia Jazz in May 2010, where you can see Shaggy, Maxi Priest, Ne-Yo, Jean-Luc Ponty, Corinne Bailey Rae, T-Vice and many more live!

Queima das Fitas, Portugal (May)?
The Diario Beiras writes that Shaggy might perform at the Queima das Fitas in Coimbra, Portugal. The festival is held from May 7 to 14.

Best of the Best 2010, Miami (May 30)
The South Florida Caribbean News and the Broward-Palm Beach New Times write that Shaggy will perform at the Best of the Best 2010 concert on May 30 in Miami! The line-up includes Shaggy, Gucci Mane, Mavado, Serani, Bounty Killer, Baby Cham, Mr. Vegas, Anthony B, Demarco, Gyptian, Tony Matterhorn and the New Kingston Band. Shaggy also performed at the concert in 2007 and says it’s awesome to be back!
Shaggy will not perform at the Best of the Best concert this year, he will take the stage at Pure Nightclub and Venus Pool Club in Las Vegas during the Memorial Day weekend!

Agárdi Zenei Fesztivál, Hungary (July/August)
Shaggy, Sean Paul, Akon, Kardinal Offishal and many more artists will perform at the Part 1 Agárdi Zenei Fesztivál in Agard, Hungary! The festival will be held July 28 – August 1. For more information and tickets, visit the official Agárdi Zenei Fesztivál site!

Unfortunately, the festival has been canceled.

Shaggy’s full 2010 tour schedule

March 4, 2010

New tour dates in Jamaica and Colombia, Caribbean Festival photos and videos

New Shaggy tour dates in Jamaica and Colombia
Columbian and Jamaican Shaggy fans, here’s (maybe) good news for you! Shaggy’s MySpace confirms the following new tour dates in Jamaica and Colombia!

Update: Shaggy’s MySpace doesn’t contain the Columbian tour dates anymore, so they might not be happening!

March 6  Heineken Red Star Concert at The Jungle, Negril, Jamaica with Shaggy, Elephant Man, Chino, Laden, Timmi Burrell and Ras Noble
June 4  Palacio de los Deportes, Bogota, Colombia ?
June 5  Pabellon Azul Palacio de Exposiciones, Medellin, Colombia ?
June 6  Parque Comfenalco, Cali, Colombia ?
June 10  Tribuna Oriental, Pereira, Colombia ?
June 11  Estadio Alfonso Lopez, Bucaramanga/Santader, Colombia ?

Aid Haiti Telethon raises USD $260.000
The Aid Haiti Telethon on CVM TV, which featured many dancehall, soca and reggae superstars, among others Shaggy, raised 260.000 US dollars! SKN Vibes article.

Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival photos and videos
Shaggy, Rik Rok, Rayvon and crew as well as Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Julian Marley, Tarrus Riley and Capleton performed at the Bob Marley Movement 17th Annual Caribbean Festival in Miami.

Miss Deni has photos of Shaggy, Rik Rok and Capleton! The Miami News Times also has a review and photos of Shaggy’s band, Shaggy and Rik Rok (click on next for more photos)!

Here are a few videos of Shaggy’s performance at the Bob Marley Caribbean Festival in Bicentennial Park, Bayfront, Miami (the videos were made rather far from the stage): BoombasticShaggy’s entrance, Shub Up Your Hands & Long TimeBoombastic, Oh Carolina & Crowd Teaser with DJ Kue and RayvonCrowd Teaser & BroadwayOh Carolina live videoLong Time, Bonafide Girl & more!

Boombastic, Oh Carolina & Crowd Teaser with DJ Kue and Rayvon

Shaggy’s full tour schedule

February 28, 2010

Aid Haiti Telethon on CVM TV, Negril Escape One Love concert photos and videos

Rise Again #1 reggae song in Atlanta
Rise Again, the song Shaggy wrote to help the earthquake victims in Haiti, is the number one reggae song in Atlanta! Read it here in the Atlanta top 30.

Aid Haiti Telethon on CVM TV Jamaica
CVM TV Jamaica, Solid Agency, Lime and Shaggy’s Big Yard Music Group present the Aid Haiti Telethon, which will be broadcast live on CVM TV today between 1 and 6 pm coming live from Hilton, New Kingston, Jamaica. There will be performances by many dancehall, reggae and soca superstars, among whom Shaggy!

Artists who will perform on the telethon are Shaggy, Elephant Man, Alison Hinds, Freddie McGregor, Etana, Marcia Griffiths, Mykal Rose, Ding Dong, Da’Ville, Gramps Morgan, Demarco, Alaine, Una Morgan, Richie Stephens, Assassin (Agent Sasco), Tessanne Chin, Judy Mowatt, Kris Kelli, Richie Spice, Christopher Martin, Brick & Lace, Barbee, Chino, Wasp, Tami Chynn, Tarrus Riley, G-Whizz and Wayne Marshall and more! Sources and more info about how to help Haiti: Dancehall.mobi, Lime and SociaLingua.

If you’re in Jamaica, text 444 4357 or call 1-800-744-2484 (a regional toll free number) to contribute!

Negril Escape photos and review
Shaggy’s concert at the Negril Escape in Jamaica “took the series to a new level” and “was very exciting; no wonder he is such a revered star world wide”: you can read this and more in the Out A road review! People say the show was great. Cathie and Jammin Negril uploaded many photos of Shaggy, Rayvon and crew with fans and in concert at the Negril Escape One Love concert series in Jamaica!

Negril Escape video
Here’s the first live video of Shaggy in concert at the Negril Escape One Love concert series in Jamaica: it’s Strength of a Woman!

Strength of a Woman at the Negril Escape One Love concert in Jamaica

Shaggy in Romania videos, photos, interviews and reviews

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Shaggy and Rayvon performed at the inauguration of Sun Plaza in Bucharest, Romania, this week. Here are interviews, photos, videos and reviews of the concert!

Press conference interview article and photos
Before Shaggy’s concert at the Sun Plaza inauguration in Bucharest, Romania, a press conference was held. Shaggy said he considered it an honour to play at the concert tonight at Sun Plaza in Romania. He also told the press that he’s working hard on a new album, among others with Bob Sinclar, which he hopes to have ready by this year!

Shaggy also talked about his new single I Wanna with Bob Sinclar, Costa Ionita and Andrea (Sahara) and Romanian women. Articles with photos: Libertatea (more photos) and Mediafax and Click. CanCan has photos of the press conference!

TV interview and concert videos
Stirile Pro TV caught up with Shaggy before the concert. How would Shaggy describe himself in just 3 words? What music does he listen to? And much more is talked about in the Stiri interview video! Povestiri de Noapte interviewed Shaggy and has footage from the concert! Prima TV also broadcast an interview and footage from the concert and talked to Shaggy and Rossi upon arrival at the airport.

Concert photos
Best Music has a photo gallery of Shaggy & Rayvon in concert at Sun Plaza, Bucharest, Romania!

Concert videos
It Wasn’t Me and What’s LoveIn the SummertimeIt Wasn’t MeEntrance, Shub Up Your Hands and BoombasticShaggy’s entrance, Shub Up Your Hands, Boombastic and AngelFeel the Rush and Hey Sexy Lady!

In the Summertime

Feel the Rush and Hey Sexy Lady

(more…)

February 22, 2010

Shaggy at Negril Escape One Love concert series, first Ragga Muffins festival video

Negril Escape One Love concert series
Shaggy, Rayvon, Terry Wonder and Escapade will perform at the One Love concert series at the Negril Escape in Negril, Jamaica this Tuesday February 23!

Ragga Muffins Festival video and photos
Shaggy and Rayvon were among the artists who performed at the Ragga Muffins Festival in Long Beach, California this weekend. Michael Zampelli has photos of Shaggy, Don Carlos, Yellowman, Big Youth, Frankie Paul, Mikey Spice and The Dirty Heads. The show sold off! You can watch a video below! Wow!

Shaggy & Rayvon perform Jammin’, Red Red Wine and Welcome to Jamrock live video!

February 20, 2010

Wyclef Jean & Shaggy perform Bob Marley’s Redemption Song at Super Bowl After Party

Wyclef Jean & Shaggy perform Redemption Song at the Super Bowl After Party
Wyclef Jean performed at a Super Bowl After Party in Miami and Shaggy joined him on stage to sing Bob Marley’s Redemption Song together. The audience loved it and in the video below you can see why! Wow, they’re impressive!

Wyclef Jean & Shaggy sing Redemption Song!

Super Bowl 2010 Shaggy interview
The South Florida Insider interviewed Shaggy before he entered the Super Bowl Party at Gulfstream Park in Miami. Here’s the interview video about the Super Bowl, Shaggy’s new single and his tour!

More photos and videos of the Super Bowl weekend
Shaggy, LL Cool J and Teflon joined Wyclef Jean on stage during his performance at the Super Bowl After Party in Miami. More videos and photos of their performances are on this page!

Shaggy to Romania and Dance & Shout 2002 live video

Shaggy to Romania
Several Romanian media write that Shaggy will perform at Sun Plaza in Bucharest, Romania, on February 25!

The concert is a free outdoor concert near the Southern Market inaugurating the new Sun Plaza mall in Bucharest, Romania. This event has been officially confirmed on Shaggy’s Myspace. More info: Time Out Bucuresti, Libertatea, iConcert and Media Fax.

Shaggy Dance & Shout live video back from 2002!
Here’s a video of Shaggy performing Dance & Shout live in 2002. It’s a energetic, crazy performance! If I’m not mistaken, one of the dancers in the background is Tami Chynn and Rik Rok, Christopher Birch, Robert “Dubwise” Browne, Michael Fletcher and Brian & Tony Gold are backing up Shaggy instrumentally and vocally.

Shaggy Dance & Shout live video back from 2002!

Shaggy’s full tour schedule

February 18, 2010

New Shaggy songs, Shaggy & Teflon in the studio

New Shaggy songs
Shaggy and Honorebel recorded a new song which will be released on Shaggy’s upcoming album. The song is called So Hot! Also, Shaggy has been working with Teflon the producer on new songs. You can listen to part of a new song by Shaggy featuring Marc Simpson in the video below!

Shaggy & Teflon in the studio
Here’s a video of Teflon the producer and Shaggy in the studio recording without doubt big songs! And the video has a part of a brand new just recorded song as well!

Shaggy and Teflon in the studio… with part of a new song!

February 15, 2010

New official full length video Rise Again with Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, download Rise Again

Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Tessanne Chin and Etana (from Jamaica), Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne and Edwin Yearwood (from Barbados), David Rudder, Kees Dieffenthaller and Destra Garcia (from Trinidad) and Belo (from Haiti) recorded a song to benefit the victims of the earthquake in Haiti and it’s available now!

The song, which is called Rise Again, was written by Shaggy and produced by Christopher ‘Langman’ Birch for Birchill Records, to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. The Jamaica Observer writes that Rise Again is the #1 song in Ireland and the #2 song in Japan (on the Japanese reggae charts, it is #1), according to a Splash analysis!

Here’s the link to download Rise Again and help Haiti!

 
Rise Again official full length music video
A music video for the single was shot by director Jay Will, who also produced a lot more of Shaggy’s videos, among others Church Heathen, Save a Life, Bad Man Don’t Cry, Here I Am, Feel the Rush, Bonafide Girl and the Street Bullies Riddim Medley video. You can watch it below!

Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Etana, Tessanne Chin, Alison Hinds and other Caribbean artists: Rise Again official full length video

The Jamaica Observer spoke to several artists involved about the new video Rise Again for Haiti. Wanna know how the video can be shot and released just a few days after the song was recorded? You can read it in this article. Cayman Net News has an article with photos as well. BVI Platinum also as a lot of info about the Rise Again video.

Get Rise Again and help Haiti!

 
Rise Again lyrics
Wanna know what Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Tessanne Chin, Etana, Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne, Edwin Yearwood, David Rudder, Kees Dieffenthaller, Destra Garcia and Belo are singing in Rise Again? You can read the lyrics here!

More about Shaggy, Sean Kingston, Sean Paul and others Rise Again Haiti

More Raggamuffin Festival 2010 photos and videos

Raggamuffin Festival 2010 videos, photos and reviews
This is part 2 of the videos and photos coverage of the Raggamuffin Festival in New Zealand and Australia, where among others Shaggy, Sly & Robbie, Julian Marley, Lauryn Hill and Sean Kingston performed. For more, visit part 1 of the Raggamuffin Festival 2010 photos and videos!

Melbourne photos and video
Peter Tea and Mandoz86 have photo galleries of the Raggamuffin Festival at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Australia, where among others Shaggy, Lauryn Hill, Sly & Robbie, Sean Kingston and Julian Marley performed! Here’s also a video with Sean Kingston, Julian Marley, Lauryn Hill and Shaggy at Raggamuffin Melbourne.

Brisbane review and photos
Rave Magazine has a nice review of the Raggamuffin Festival at the Riverstage in Brisbane! EenyMeenyMinyMo has a photo gallery of the Brisbane Raggamuffin Festival.

Raggamuffin Rotorua HQ videos
Wanna see more videos of the Raggamuffin Festival in Rotorua, New Zealand? Here are a couple of very good videos: Boombastic HQFeel the Rush HQIt Wasn’t Me HQAngel HQCrowd Teaser (I Gotta Feeling) HQOh Carolina HQ!

Shaggy, Jaiden and Tony Gold performing Bonafide Girl and That Girl HQ

More videos from Rotorua, New Zealand: Oh Carolina, Crowd Teaser with I Gotta Feeling, Strength of a Woman and In the SummertimeIt Wasn’t Me, Church Heathen and Feel the RushBoombastic, Oh Carolina, Crowd TeaserAngel.

Raggamuffin Afterparty in Sydney photos
Meentertainment has a photo gallery (with two more pages featuring Shaggy) of the Raggamuffin Festival 2010 Afterparty in Sydney with Shaggy, Sean Kingston and Julian Marley!

Shaggy & Rayvon Strength of a Woman and In the Summertime live in Rotorua, New Zealand 2010

All Raggamuffin Festival 2010 videos and photos

New Shaggy song: Running A Muck, Jolli Rancha Riddim and Rayvon Back It Up

New song: Che’Nelle & Shaggy – Running A Muck!
Che’Nelle and Shaggy recorded a song together: Running A Muck! It will be featured on Che’Nelle’s sophomore album Feel Good, which is set to be released worldwide in February 2010.

Che’Nelle feat. Shaggy Running A Muck is now available for download on the Japanese iTunes. You can also order the cd Feel Good with Running A Muck from Amazon!

Jolli Rancha Riddim
The Jolli Rancha Riddim, featuring Shaggy & Tessanne’s hit song Never Let Me Go as well as contributions by Elephant Man, Christopher Martin, D-Major and Ce’Cile, is now available on iTunes and Amazon!

Jolli Rancha Riddim track list (production: Christopher Birch)
1. Shaggy feat. Tessanne Chin – Never Let Me Go
2. Elephant Man – Call Out Ya Mon Name
3. Christopher Martin feat. D-Major – Here for You Always
4. Ce’Cile – Make Dem Know

Get the Jolli Rancha Riddim from iTunes or Amazon!

Shaggy & Rayvon new songsRayvon Back It Up new 2010 single cover
Shaggy will be featured on Rayvon’s forthcoming album, and Rayvon will also be featured on Shaggy’s new album! Singers’ Room caught up with Rayvon while he was touring in New Zealand and Australia and talked about his music, his background and lots more. You can read the interview here.

Rayvon’s new single is called Back It Up and it’s hot! You can download Rayvon’s new single Back it Up from iTunes!

New concert tour dates, Youth View Awards 2010 and EME Awards 2010

Newly added tour dates
Here are the newly added tour dates for 2010! The first three concerts have been officially confirmed at Shaggy’s MySpace. The two later dates have yet to be confirmed but they were announced on the concert organizer’s sites.

Ragga Muffins Festival (confirmed)
Shaggy, Don Carlos, Frankie Paul, Yellowman, Big Youth, Gramps Morgan, Mikey Spice, Lloyd Brown, Bajah & the Dry Eye Crew, Mystic Roots Band, The Dirty Heads and Yellow Wall Dub Squad will perform on February 20 at the Ragga Muffins Festival, Long Beach, California!

Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival (confirmed)
Shaggy, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Stephen “Ragga” Marley, Julian “Royal” Marley, Tarrus Riley, Capleton, Jahfe, Vega under Fire, Resolvers and Spragga Benz will perform at the 17th Annual Bob Marley Movement Caribbean Festival in Miami on February 27! More info here.

Negril Escape (confirmed)
It’s official, Shaggy, Rayvon, Terry Wonder and Escapade will perform at the Negril Escape One Love concert series at the Negril Escape in Jamaica on February 23! For information about tickets and more, visit the Negril message board and Negril Escape.

Part of the proceeds will go to the IronShore Basic School, One Love Drive, Negril. The tickets are selling fast, so get your tickets soon!

Spring Break Jamaica
Shaggy and other Caribbean artists (Chino, Laden, Timmi Burrell, Ras Noble, Kurt Riley and ZJ Liquid and maybe also Elephant Man and Beenie Man) will perform in The Jungle in Jamaica during Spring Break on March 6. More info at STS Travel and Jungle Negril.

Saint Lucia Jazz Festival
Shaggy, Maxi Priest, Steel Pulse, Toni Braxton, Foreigner and more artists will perform at the Saint Lucia Jazz Festival 2010, which will be held 9. Source: Saint Lucia Tourist Board and Saint Lucia Jazz.

Shaggy’s full tour schedule

Photos, videos and reviews of earlier 2010 concerts
Here are a few videos, photos and reviews links of recent concerts!

Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, LL Cool J and Teflon on stage
Shaggy, LL Cool J and producer Teflon joined Wyclef Jean on stage during his performance at the 944 Magazine Super Bowl party at Eden Roc Hotel at Miami Beach during the Super Bowl weekend. Star Traks Photo and Miami.com (Shaggy is in picture 26) have photos! Shaggy sang a very well received rendition of Bob Marley’s Redemption Song. Below is a video of Shaggy & Wyclef Jean sharing the stage!

Shaggy & Wyclef Jean: Boombastic, Bam Bam and Big Up

Shaggy and Usain Bolt in Hollywood photos
Seminole Hard Rock and Dancehall.mobi have photos of Shaggy and Usain Bolt at Jazzy T’s birthday party at the Opium Nightclub at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida!

Raggamuffin Afterparty in Sydney photos
Meentertainment has a photo gallery (more photos) of the Raggamuffin Festival 2010 Afterparty in Sydney, Australia with Shaggy, Sean Kingston and Julian Marley!

Youth View Awards 2010
Shaggy won the Celebrity Role Model of the Year Award at the Youth View Awards 2010 in Kingston, Jamaica! Christopher Martin accepted the award on Shaggy’s behalf.

EME Awards 2010
On February 4 the Excellence in Music and Entertainment Awards 2010 ceremony took place in Kingston, Jamaica. Shaggy & Friends show won the award for Show of the Year! Congratulations!

Jamaica Observer shows of the year
The Jamaica Observer chose the Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children as one of the shows of the year. Jamaica Observer article.

New single and video shoot: I Wanna!
Shaggy, Costa Ionita, Andrea (Sahara) and Bob Sinclar shoot a video for their hot new single I Wanna in February at the beaches in Jamaica! Libertatea. If the single hadn’t been played on the radio, the song would have been entered into the Eurovision song festival competition. Cancan Showbiz.

Bob Sinclar & Sahara feat. Shaggy I Wanna official single coverBob Sinclar, feat. Sahara and Shaggy I Wanna will be featured on Bob Sinclar’s upcoming 2010 album Made in Jamaica. For a preview of the single and album cover as well as an audio snippet of the song, visit Bob Sinclar.com!

February 4, 2010

Raggamuffin Festival 2010 videos, photos, reviews and interviews

Wanna see a lot of photo and videos for the Raggamuffin Festival 2010, which kicked off in New Zealand and continued in Australia? Then be sure to read on!

Raggamuffin Australia photos
Gigchick has photos of Shaggy at the Raggamuffin Festival 2010 (see her photos of Shaggy at the Raggamuffin Festival 2009 and 2010 here)! Mystifyme concert photography has a photo gallery of the Raggamuffin Festival at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney, including photos of Shaggy & crew! And Rebecca Holden / De-tec-tive has a photo gallery of Shaggy in concert in Melbourne (more at Faster Louder)!

Shaggy’s entrance, Long Time and Bonafide Girl in Melbourne HQ video

Would you like to see more photos? WA Today also has a photo gallery of Shaggy & crew at the Raggamuffin Festival (click on Previous or Next for more photos). There are also fan photos at the Raggamuffin Facebook. Perth Now has a review and held an interview with Shaggy about how he likes to perform for the second time in a row at the Raggamuffin Festival, about his charity work and about Jamaican music

Raggamuffin Australia videos
All reviews say Shaggy’s show at the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia was hot! See it for yourself, here are a couple of videos! Wow! Judging from the videos as well, it must have been an awesome concert! The songs that DJ Kue and Shaggy played in the crowd teaser video are I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas), Welcome to Jamrock (Damian Marley), Land Down Under (Men at Work), Broader than Broadway (Barrington Levy / Shaggy) and Angel.

Shaggy & DJ Kue Crowd Teaser in Melbourne HQ video

More videos of the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia: Bonafide Girl (Melbourne), Angel and In the Summertime!

Shaggy in New Zealand interviews and reviews
Juice TV caught up with Shaggy for an interview upon his arrival in New Zealand and has photos. News Talk also interviewed Shaggy about the festival.

By estimation, thirty to forty thousand people attended the first day of the festival in Rotorua, NZ, and the performances and atmosphere were awesome, according to all reports. TV NZ and News Talk. If you wanna read another review of the Raggamuffin Festival, visit Voxy.

Raggamuffin Festival New Zealand videos
One video from the Raggamuffin Festival in Rotorua, New Zealand has been embedded below. It’s Shaggy & crew performing Feel the Rush!

Feel the Rush live at the Raggamuffin Festival in New Zealand

You can also watch (or listen to) videos that were taken further away from the stage of Bonafide Girl and That Girl, Shaggy’s entrance and Angel, Crowd Teaser, Broadway, Angel and In the Summertime, Broadway and Angel, Angel and Strength of a Woman!

January 26, 2010

New song Rise Again for Haiti earthquake victims

Rise Again Haiti
Shaggy teamed up with fellow Caribbean artists Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Tessanne Chin and Etana (from Jamaica), Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne and Edwin Yearwood (from Barbados), David Rudder, Kees Dieffenthaller and Destra Garcia (from Trinidad) and Belo (from Haiti) to record a song for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti!

The song, which is called Rise Again, was written by Shaggy and produced by Christopher ‘Langman’ Birch (Birchill Records), to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund. It will be available soon!

Shaggy says about the release of the song: “Rise Again is for the people of Haiti. It is to show them that we are here for them and that we will support them each step of the way as they begin rebuilding their lives which were shattered by the earthquake. I am very proud of this song and the collaboration with Digicel. With the launch of Rise Again, we can raise much needed funds to support the relief efforts in Haiti.

Info thanks to Danny Pepperseed and a Digicel press release!

Listen to Rise Again on Dancehall Vibes
You can listen to the song in Danny Pepperseed’s hooott dancehall and reggae radio show, Dancehall Vibes, which will be broadcast this Wednesday at 10 PM CEST (GMT+1) on Stadsradio Helmond!

Update: Playlist, download part 1 and part 2!

Rise Again video preview
A preview of the video clip to Rise Again is on MSN and Digicel’s YouTube!


Caribbean artists sing for Haiti: 'Rise Again'

Download Rise Again and help Haiti!

Shaggy speaks for Digicel Jamaica’s Haiti help
Not only did Shaggy record a song and a video to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti (you can read more about it and watch part of the video here as well!), he also recorded this message for Digicel Jamaica’s Haiti Relief Fund. You can watch the video here!

January 21, 2010

New video for Haiti (preview): We Shall Rise Again! (Shaggy, Sean Kingston, Sean Paul, Tessanne Chin, Etana and more Caribean artists)

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!

Caribean artists sing for Haiti: Rise Up'Rise up'
Caribbean artists sing for Haiti: 'Rise up'

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