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November 21, 2010

Gregory Isaacs’ Thanksgiving Service

Gregory Isaacs’ Thanksgiving Service
Legendary reggae singer Gregory Isaacs passed away in London by the end of October. Yesterday his funeral and the thanksgiving service for his life were held at the National Indoor Sports Center in Kingston, Jamaica. The service, ‘A Red Rose For Gregory‘, was filled with musical tributes from among others Shaggy, Ken Boothe, Etana, Carlene Davis, Freddy McGregor, Judy Mowatt, The Tamlins and AJ Brown. Jamaica Observer: Cool Ruler giving emotional send off, Farewell to Gregory and Musical tributes to Gregory.

Shaggy performed a tribute to the Cool Ruler at the Thanksgiving Service, singing Gregroy Isaacs’ Front Door (I Don’t Wanna Be Lonely Tonight) and telling a personal memory. Shaggy wrote about Gregory Isaacs’ passing on Twitter: “R.I.P Gregory, Your music will live on forever.. My condolences go out to all of your family!” and “Took me a minute ..but the cool Ruler will be missed…one of the 1st person in this business to show me luv!! R.I.P. Gregory!!!”.

Shaggy performs Gregory Isaacs’ Front Door (I Don’t Wanna Be Lonely Tonight) live at A Red Rose for Gregory in Kingston, Jamaica

October 24, 2010

Shaggy & Wyclef Jean live in Jamaica

Shaggy and Wyclef Jean live at the LIME Campus Crew Tour
Shaggy and Wyclef Jean did a surprise performance at the Waterford High School in Portmore, Jamaica on October 22 (Shaggy’s birthday)! The students went crazy when Shaggy and Wyclef entered the stage. Shaggy and Wyclef Jean performed several songs and Wyclef sang Happy Birthday to Shaggy. Here’s a video!

Shaggy and Wyclef Jean live in Jamaica

The featured songs are Church Heathen, Bonafide Girl, Angel, Strength of a Woman and Hips Don’t Lie. Wyclef also sang Happy Birthday to Shaggy!

@wyclef and shaggy in Kingston, JamaicaShaggy and Wyclef interview LIME campus crew tour

September 27, 2010

New upcoming tour dates: New York, New Jersey, Jamaica and Curacao!

New York, Jamaica, New Jersey, Curacao and Israel Shaggy fans, get ready for Shaggy’s upcoming concerts! Shaggy’s MySpace confirms the following upcoming concerts:

October 1 KC Hideaway in Brooklyn, New York
Shaggy, Rayvon, Screechy Dan, Red Foxx, Mr Easy and Tilibop will perform at KC Hideway in Brooklyn, New York on October 1! More info about the concert, flyers and ticket info.

October 16 Road International 27th Anniversary, Mangoville Ballroom, New York
Shaggy will host the Road International 27th Anniversary by DJ Roy, DJ Oxtail and DJ Stretch at Mangoville Ballroom in New York on October 16! More info.

October 23 Arthur’s Day Guinness Brewery Celebrations, National Stadium, Kingston, Jamaica
Shaggy, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Bounty Killer along with Mavado and Wayne Wonder will perform at the Caribbean leg of the Arthur’s Day Guinness Brewery Celebrations at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica on October 23! Visit more info the Jamaica Observer.

October 28: rescheduled to November 7 Urban Vibe 2010 Benefit Concert, Prudential Center Newark, Newark, New Jersey Canceled!
Shaggy, Machel Montano, Nicky Minaj and Ciara will perform at the Urban Vibe 2010 benefit concert in New Jersey. The charity concert, which is to raise money and awareness for empowering residents and improving the quality of life in New Jersey’s urban communities, will be held at the Prudential Center in Newark. More info about the concert. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.

November 4 Hangar 11 / Nokia Hall, Tel Aviv, Israel
Shaggy will perform at the Nokia TA Hall Hangar 11 in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 4!

November 13 Curacao Heineken Regatta
Shaggy will perform at the Curacao Heineken Regatta! Shaggy also performed at the Heineken Regatta in St Maarten back in 2008 (St Maarten Heineken Regatta videos and photos). Shaggy will perform at the Curacao Heineken Regatta Village on November 13. More info and shout out video!

All of Shaggy’s tour dates

August 7, 2010

Shaggy & crew at Reggae Sumfest videos and photos

Shaggy & crew live at the Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica concert videos
Shaggy, Rayvon & crew performed at the Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica in July. Here are a couple of videos of their performance!

Boombastic and Angel live video at the Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica

Bad Man Don’t Cry, What’s Love, I Wanna and Hey Sexy Lady

One more Reggae Sumfest live video: Church Heathen, Long Time, Bonafide Girl and Strength of a Woman!

Reggae Sumfest photos
You can see photos of Shaggy & crew and other artists at the Reggae Sumfest at the Sumfest Facebook, Go-Jamaica, Adrian Creary’s photo stream and Big Yard’s Facebook!

July 21, 2010

Shaggy on the Ity & Fancy Cat show and tour schedule updates

Shaggy on the Ity & Fancy Cat Show
Shaggy and Pamputae were the special guests on Sunday’s Ity & Fancy Cat comedy show on TVJ! The show will probably be repeated today (Wednesday) at 11.30 PM local time on TVJ.

Tour schedule updates
Shaggy’s MySpace has the following tour updates for Canada, New York, Nevada, New Jersey, Arizona. Also, please note that the previously included concert in Catania, Italy on August 3 has been removed from the concert list!

August 8 Sound Academy, Toronto, Canada (concert info and tickets)
August 11 Hip Hop Legends: Funkmaster Flex B-Day Bash with Camron, Ja Rule & Shaggy at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, New York (more info and tickets)
August 12 DJ set at The Pool at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada ticket info
August 17 House of Blues at Showboat Atlantic City, New Jersey
August 21 Shaggy with Steel Pulse at the Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona (tickets)

Lecce, Italy, concert info (August 5)
Shaggy will perform at the Stadio Vernole in Lecce, Italy on August 5! The concert is part of the Day Off Music Festival. More concert info and tickets.

Shaggy’s tour schedule

July 2, 2010

New song and new upcoming tour dates: Canada and New York & Reggae Sumfest info

New song: Shaggy ft. D-Lynx – Shake It Like That
Shaggy recorded a new song, Shake It Like That, with fellow Big Yard Music recording artist D-Lynx. Listen to Shake It Like That here!

Sound Academy, Toronto, Canada (August 8 )
Shaggy will perform at Sound Academy in Toronto, Canada on August 8. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster. You can also win tickets at the Sound Academy site!

Funkmaster Flex B’Day Extravaganza, New York (August 11)
Shaggy, Ja Rule and Camron will perform at the Funkmaster Flex Birthday Extravaganza at the B.B. King Blues Club in New York on August 11! More info. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.

More Reggae Sumfest info (July 24)
Shaggy, Usher, Beenie Man, Tarrus Riley, Christopher Martin, Gramps Morgan and QQ will perform at the second International Night on July 24 of the Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica! Here’s a promo video (taped from tv broadcast)!

More Shaggy tour dates

June 23, 2010

Shaggy in new Sean Kingston & Nicki Minaj video

Shaggy makes a cameo appearance in new Sean Kingston & Nicki Minaj video
Sean Kingston and Nicki Minaj recently shot a video for their new single “Letting Go (Dutty Love)”. Shaggy, Wayne Marshall, Tami Chynn, Voicemail, Ian Goodison, Barbee, Baby G, John John, Ding Dong and other Jamaican entertainers will make a special cameo appearance in the video! The video was directed by Little X and made at James Avenue in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Making the video behind the scenes video and photos
Wanna see a video and photos of the making of the video? You can watch a behind the scenes video and view photos here!

New upcoming song: I Am Jamaica!

New song and video: Shaggy & other artists – I Am Jamaica
Shaggy, Freddie McGregor, Marcia Griffiths, Courtney John, Hopeton Lindo, Peter G, Sophia Brown, Fiona and Anthony Cruz recorded a new song, called I Am Jamaica. It is aimed at encouraging Jamaicans to come together and unite for charity. A music video is being made for the song! You can read more about it in this Jamaica Observer article.

June 17, 2010

New tour dates: Jordan and Reggae Sumfest Jamaica!

Shaggy’s official MySpace confirms the following two new tour dates:

Amman, Jordan (July 9)
Shaggy & Myriam Fares will be live in concert at the Amman Exhibition Park in Amman, Jordan on July 9! Tickets are available at e-viola.com.

Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica (July 24)
Shaggy will perform at the Reggae Sumfest at Cornwall Beach, Jamaica on July 24! Other artists to perform at this famous Jamaican festival are among others Chris Brown, Beenie Man, Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrica, Jah Cure, Elephant Man, I-Octane, Konshens, Stacious, Chino, Tessanne Chin, Gramps Morgan and Tifa. More info and tickets.

Shaggy’s full tour schedule

June 10, 2010

New tour date: Suikerrock, Belgium

New tour date: Suikerrock, Belgium
Shaggy will perform at the Suikerrock festival in Tienen, Belgium on July 31! Other artists to perform at Suikerrock on July 31 are The Opposites, Customs, Das Pop, Arid and Grace Jones. You can get more info about the festival and tickets at the Suikerrock site. Shaggy will also perform at Kursaal in Ostend, Belgium on July 29!

Brooklyn Music Festival promo video
Shaggy, Fabolous, B.O.B., Barrington Levy, Lady Saw, Marcia Griffiths, Tanya Stephens, Tony Matterhorn, Ding Dong, Assassin, Ricky Blaze, Little Hero, Daville, Yellowman, Gregory Isaacs and more will perform on July 4 at the Brooklyn Music Festival. Here’s a hot new promo video (and a shorter promo video too)! Sounds like it’s gonna be a siick festival!

International Reggae Day
On July 1 the International Reggae Day festival will be held, celebrating Jamaica’s rich cultural legacy, history, and musical impact all across the world. The virtual media event is designed as a Red, Gold and Green I Love Jamaica campaign and global reggae party. Shaggy will be one of the featured artists at the IRD virtual Media Festival! Jamaica Observer and IRD official site.

Shaggy’s full tour schedule

May 23, 2010

Shaggy to Reggae Sumfest, Bob Sinclar & Shaggy Winter Music Conference videos

Shaggy to Reggae Sumfest
Shaggy will perform at Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica, one of the famous Jamaican reggae festivals, which is held in July 18-24! Other artists to perform at Sumfest include Chris Brown, Beenie Man, Tarrus Riley, Queen Ifrica, Jah Cure, Elephant Man, I-Octane, Konshens, Stacious, Chino, Tessanne Chin, Gramps Morgan and Tifa.

More info and ticket information at the official Sumfest site and the Jamaica Observer.

Bob Sinclar & Shaggy at the Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach
Bob Sinclar performed at the Winter Music Conference in Miami Beach and Shaggy joined him on stage! Shaggy will be back for a performance at Mansion in Miami Beach on June 16. Check out the videos below!

Bob Sinclar and Shaggy at Mansion, Miami
Bob Sinclar, Shaggy, Axwell and Ron Carroll performed at the Mansion in Miami Beach during the WMC. Here’s a video!

Shaggy & Bob Sinclar at The Mansion in Miami ft. I Wanna

Shaggy & Bob Sinclar at Set Club, Miami Beach
Shaggy and Bob Sinclar performed at the Set Club in Miami Beach for the Winter Music Conference, promoting their new hot single I Wanna. Check the video of their performance below! Yeah, that’s how to party!

Shaggy & Bob Sinclar at Set Club WMC Miami Beach ft. I Wanna

Shaggy’s full tour schedule

May 19, 2010

Shaggy & Rayvon on the Morning Show on WPIX Channel 11 in New York

Shaggy and Rayvon performed live on the Morning Show in the WPIX Channel 11 studio in New York this morning!

Shaggy talked about the his charity efforts for the Bustamente Hospital for Children in Kingston, Jamaica & the earthquake victims in Haiti and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation. He, Rayvon, Jaiden and Natalie Imani performed Angel. Shaggy also performed his new hot single with Bob Sinclar and Sahara: I Wanna! You can watch the videos right here!

New hot single: I Wanna, live on the Morning Show on WPIX Channel 11!
Bob Sinclar and Sahara featuring Shaggy I Wanna Les Remixes cd album single cover art Costi Ionita AndreaBob Sinclar feat. Sahara and Shaggy I Wanna single cover Costi Ionita and Andrea 

Shaggy interview and Shaggy, Rayvon, Jaiden and Natalie Imani perform Angel!
 

May 16, 2010

Shaggy to perform at Brooklyn Music Festival and organizes a Walk for Peace in Jamaica

Shaggy to Brooklyn Music Festival
Shaggy, Fabolous, Lady Saw, Barrington Levy, Yellowman, Tanya Stephens, Assassin (Agent Sasco), Ding Dong, Gregory Isaacs, Marcia Griffiths, B.O.B., Da’Ville, Tanya Stephens and many more will perform at the 3rd Annual Brooklyn Music Festival!

The Brooklyn Music Festival will be held on July 4 at Aviator Sports and Recreation at Floyd Bennet Field, Flatbush Avenue Extension South, New York. For more info about the festival and tickets, visit the official festival site!

Shaggy’s full tour schedule
 

Shaggy organizes a Walk for Peace: Save Jamaica!
Jamaica has had a long standing problem with violence and after the recent shootings of dancehall artists Oneil (of the group Voicemail) and Mad Cobra, the entertainment community is planning a Peace March on May 23. Edit: please note that the Peace March has been postponed due to the recent unrest in Jamaica.

Shaggy, organiser and spokesperson for the Peace March, spoke to the Jamaica Star about the violence in Jamaica and the event he is organizing. You can read more in this article!

May 12, 2010

Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation & Sow a Seed Charity

Shaggy for Operation: Angels Rise charity
The Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and Sow a Seed collaborate to raise funds for new and refurbished wings at Bustamante Hospital for Children. The collaboration, which is called OPERATION: Angels Rise, will be launched on May 15 at the Fiction Lounge in Jamaica! More: Jamaica Observer article.

Shaggy endorses and supports the Sow a Seed charity

March 25, 2010

New tour dates: Trinidad, Jamaica, St. Maarten, Guyana and St Lucia

Here are Shaggy’s newly confirmed upcoming tour dates in Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana, St. Maarten and St. Lucia! Shaggy’s MySpace.

April 3 I Am Legend 3, Queen’s Park Savannah, Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
with Shaggy, Morgan Heritage, Beres Hammond and Gyptian
April 5 Jamaica International Kite Festival, Richmond Estate, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, Jamaica
with 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
April 30 ICC World Twenty20 West Indies 2010, Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
May 1 St. Maarten (DJ Set)
May 9 Saint Lucia Jazz Festival, Pigeon Island, Saint Lucia
with Shaggy, Maxi Priest and many more
Shaggy’s full tour schedule
 
Back to 2001 Reggae Sumfest video
Here’s a video with Shaggy, Rayvon, Rik Rok and Brian & Tony Gold performing All We Need is Love at the Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica in 2001!

Big Yard family All We Need is Love

Shaggy’s full tour schedule

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