Shaggy & Friends concert reviews and photos
Here are a couple more articles, reviews and photos of the Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children! SKKAN Media has a large new photo gallery and Voluplife also has a review with photos!
The Jamaica Minister of Health, Ruddy Spencer, the Bustamente Hospital for Children and the South East Regional Health Authority thanked and awarded Shaggy, Rebecca Packer and others who made the Shaggy & Friends concert possible. Jamaica Gleaner article with photos!
Robbo Ranx interviews Shaggy backstage at Sting
Robbo Ranx interviewed Shaggy backstage at the Sting festival in Jamaica! He told Robbo he visits Sting every year and they talked among others about the Shaggy & Friends benefit concert. You can listen to the interview and view the track list of the Sting special on BBC Radio 1Xtra. Shaggy is on around 1:45h. You can also view a photo of Shaggy and Robbo Ranx !
New Shaggy videos!
Shaggy will soon release a new video with fellow Big Yard artist Black-Er and comedians Ity & Fancy Cat. It also seems that a video will be shot in Jamaica for the new 2010 collaboration by Bob Sinclar, Shaggy and Costa Ioniţă. And that’s not all, Shaggy and Usain Bolt also make a cameo appearance in the new Real Friends video by Christopher Martin, D’Major and Agent Sasco (also known as Assassin) on the Alter Ego Riddim, which you can watch below!
Chris Martin, D’Major and Agent Sasco Real Friends with Usain Bolt and Shaggy
Jamaica Star’s Shaggy & Friends highlights
The Jamaica Star and Icey Jace uploaded live videos with the highlights of the Shaggy & Friends concert… here they are… enjoy!
Featured in the Jamaica Star video are among others Shaggy Bad Man Don’t Cry, Machel Montano & Shaggy Toro Toro (Mad Bull Fever), Shaggy Strength of a Woman and Beenie Man! The video by Icey Jace has Machel Montano & Shaggy (Toro Toro!), Baby Cham, Mario Winans, Beenie Man, Busy Signal, Mavado and Bounty Killer!
TEENage Shaggy interview
The Jamaica Observer’s TEENage spoke to Shaggy about his recent and upcoming endeavours, like his collaboration with Tessanne Chin on their new hot single Never Let Me Go. He also told them he has major things in the works, like a new video with fellow Big Yard artist Black-er and comedians Ity and Fancy Cat!
Shaggy’s also looking for a record label that wants to do business with him in the way he envisions it right for his music. Jamaica Observer article.
Bob Sinclar & Shaggy: 2010 collaboration
Bob Sinclar and Shaggy will release a song together in 2010! The new song will be featured on Bob Sinclar’s upcoming 2010 album. Télé Loisirs article and Pure People article.
Shaggy #1 on German 2009 Reggae Charts
The top song in the German Reggae Charts of 2009 is Long Time, Shaggy’s song on the Street Bullies Riddim! It is the overall #1 on the reggae charts. I Can’t Fight This Feeling, Shaggy’s song on the Baddaz Riddim, is at #11 in the year charts! Trend Charts.
UK end of the decade charts!
Shaggy and Rik Rok’s huge hit It Wasn’t Me is the #1 selling R&B single in the UK of the 2000s! It also is the highest selling non-tv shows single of the decade and the #1 selling single of 2001. The Shaggy & Rayvon single Angel is in the top selling singles of 2001 as well and comes in at #10. Wow, what an achievement!
Fly High dubplate
Shaggy recorded a Fly High dubplate for Fabrizio Miccoli, who currently plays soccer for Serie A team Palermo. You can listen to the dubplate here!
Shaggy & Friends concert
The Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children took place last weekend at the Lawns of Jamaica House. The event started with an auction, after which Shaggy, Boyz II Men, Mario Winans, Joe, Machel Montano HD, Beenie Man, Baby Trish, Toots Hibbert, Ce’Cile, Alaine, Tessanne Chin, Mikal Rose, T.O.K., Sanchez, Mavado, Bounty Killer, Cham, Queen Ifrica, Chevaughn, Ding Dong, Ity & Fancy Cat, Dr Michael Abrahams, Blakka Ellis and many more were on stage. According to attendees, the concert was overall a huge success!
All proceeds of the concert will go to the Bustamente Hospital for Children, which is the only pediatric hospital in the West Indies. It lacks the resources to provide adequate care for sick children. By attending the hospital or contributing otherwise you can support this worthy cause! More info.
Shaggy & Friends Celebrity Pre-Party photos
The day before the Shaggy & Friends concert, a celebrity and press pre-party was held at Fiction Lounge in Kingston. Shaggy, DJ Kue, Ce’Cile, Alaine and many more attended. SociaLingua has a photo gallery!
Shaggy Foundation on Deal or No Deal
Big Yard recording artist Christopher Martin represented the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation in Deal or No Deal, a Digicel tv show in which contestants can try to win a lot of money. He won over $400,000 for the charity! You can read more and view photos in among others the Bajan Reporter, Jamaica Observer, Jamaica Star and Kingston Chronicle.
Shaggy for Shaggy & Friends concert endorsement video
The Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children is this Saturday. Here’s a video of Shaggy talking about the concert and how you can get involved!
Shaggy & Friends concert: organizers and auction
So, besides Shaggy, who are the people behind the Shaggy Double Dare to Care concert? The Jamaica Gleaner has a lot of articles about the women behind the Shaggy & Friends concert, who make this huge event happen: Rebecca Packer, Sharon Burke, Angela Thame, Charmaine Franklyn, Jacqui Tyson and Nikki Barbar! You can read a little about the concert’s auction on E-Square.
Shaggy interview about Shaggy & Friends
Real Vibez interviewed Shaggy about his charity work for the Bustamente Hospital for Children. Why does he do this, what kind of equipment has he donated, what will the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation be buying for the hospital in 2010 and what message can he give to the younger generation? You can hear Shaggy’s answers in the interview video!
“If you’re going to do something, make a difference!”
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!
Street Bullies Riddim Mix video
A music video clip was shot for the Street Bullies Riddim! The video features Shaggy, Red Foxx, Christopher Martin, Ce’Cile and Vybz Kartel and was directed by Jay Will for Game Over Films. Carleene Samuels was the producer and the video was edited by I.AM.THE.KRITIK.
The video takes the viewers back to dancehalls from 1984 to 2009. First up in the video is Shaggy with Long Time. Then it’s Red Foxx ‘s turn with Bounce, followed by Chris Martin Vibe is Right, Ce’Cile Nah Stress and Vybz Kartel Slow Motion. You can watch the new video below!
Shaggy receives the Gleaner Honour Award!
The Jamaica Gleaner presented Shaggy with the Gleaner Honour Award for excellence in the category of voluntary service, for his extensive charity work for the Bustamente Hospital for Children. Congratulations to Shaggy! Go to the Jamaica Gleaner for more info and a photo of Shaggy and other members of the Dare to Care team.
Double Dare: Shaggy & Friends Dare to Care 2010 Launch
On October 28 the launch of Shaggy and Friends I Dare You 2010 was held. A new Shaggy & Friends charity concert will be organized in 2010!
On January 1, a celebrity pre-party will be organized, featuring local artists, and on January 2 a new Shaggy & Friends charity concert will be organized! Papa San, Tanya Stephens, Michael Rose, Queen Ifrica, Sanchez, Ce’Cile, Toots Hibbert, Ding Dong, Cham, Machel Montano, Half Pint, Busy Signal, Beenie Man, US singer Joe and Ali Campbell (the former UB40 frontman) will perform!
Also, a book will be published later this year about the activities of the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation.
Street Bullies Riddim Medley directed by Jay Will: Shaggy Long Time, Red Foxx Bounce, Christopher Martin Vibe is Right, Ce’Cile Nuh Stress Ova Man and Vybz Kartel Slow Motion!