Shaggy & Friends charity concert 2014
Happy New Year, everyone! The New Year rings in with the fourth staging of the Shaggy & Friends Benefit Concert, which will be held on the Lawns of Jamaica House on Saturday, January 4, 2014.
Line-up
The 2014 concert will be headlined by Shaggy himself, along with Ne-Yo and Tessanne Chin, the champion of the US installment of The Voice and longtime Shaggy and Friends collaborator. This will be her first concert since claiming the title in December and Jamaica is understandibly excited to see the local songbird in action.
Other artists to perform are none other than Sean Paul, Elephant Man, Tarrus Riley, Pinchers, Konshens, Wayne Marshall, Agent Sasco, Admiral Bailey, Admiral Tibet & Mighty Diamonds, Carlene Davis, Chronixx, The Voice competitor Matthew Schuler, and many very special guests!
Tickets and Cause
Tickets will be available while stocks last at Pegasus, LG Service Center, Pet Com Dunrobin & Ocho Rios, Cannon Ball, Liguanea Drug & Garden and Music Mart.
The Shaggy & Friends concert benefits the Bustamente Children’s Hospital, the only pediatric hospital in the Caribbean.
Free online live stream
Can’t attend? The event will be streamed online for free via:
Save a Life
Here’s another chance to play your part and Make A Difference for the Bustamante Children’s Hospital! There are several ways you can donate to The Shaggy Make A Difference Foundation, whether or not you will be attending the show. Check out the options below!
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 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.
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
New Shaggy song: Bob Sinclar & Shaggy – I Wanna!
Shaggy’s new song with Bob Sinclar premiered on Fun Radio last night. The song is called I Wanna and it’s hot! You can listen to it below.
Bob Sinclar & Shaggy – I Wanna…
Upcoming concert dates
Here are some of the newly added 2010 Shaggy tour dates! So far the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia and New Zealand has been confirmed by Big Yard, the other dates haven’t been confirmed yet but they have been in the media.
Shaggy and Usain Bolt to Hollywood
The fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, will play the turntables for charity at Jazzy T’s annual birthday celebration at the Seminole Hard Rock Opium Night Club in Hollywood on January 17. Shaggy will also be present, according to the South Florida News!
Raggamuffin Festival Australia and New Zealand
Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, Julian Marley, Sean Kingston, Steel Pulse, Lauryn Hill and Sly & Robbie will perform at the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia and New Zealand on January 23-31. For the exact tour dates and locations, here.
Youth View Awards 2010
Shaggy, Ding Dong, Tifa, Aidonia, Elephant Man, Voicemail, Etana, G-Whizz, Tessanne Chin and more artists will perform at the Youth View Awards 2010! And that’s not all, Shaggy has been nominated for awards in the categories of Celebrity Role Model and Local International Artiste of the Year!
The awards ceremony will be held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston, Jamaica on February 6. For more information about the awards show and the voting for the awards, log on to the Youth View Awards 2010 Facebook!
Ragga Muffins Festival California
On February 20 and 21, the Ragga Muffins Festival in California will pay tribute to Bob Marley. Shaggy will perform on Long Beach on February 20! You can find more info about the festival and on where to get tickets at the Ragga Muffins Festival site.
Artists who will perform at the two-day festival are among others Shaggy, Gregory Isaacs, Barrington Levy, Capleton, Cocoa Tea, Tarrus Riley, Alborosie, The Mighty Diamonds, Konshens, Yellowman, Gramps Morgan, Kenneth Boothe, Frankie Paul, Big Youth, Don Carlos and Lloyd Brown.
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.
Reportage Shaggy video
Here’s a clip from a tv show item about Shaggy. Wanna see photos of Shaggy as a baby and as a kid? As well as of some of his magazine covers? And watch video snippets of US MTV Cribs, Oh Carolina, Boombastic, Hey Sexy Lady, live shows and more? You can watch it all in the video below!
Reportage Shaggy video!
Shaggy & Friends raise $30 million for Bustamente Hospital!
The Shaggy & Friends concert raised $30 million (Jamaican) dollars for the Bustamente Hospital for Children! A huge achievement, made possible by Shaggy & Friends, the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and everyone who attended and contributed. Much respect to Shaggy and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation for their charity work! Jamaica Gleaner article with photo.
Shaggy live at Jamaica House
Shaggy performed a tribute to the Jamaican Olympic artists at Jamaica House. Here’s a live video of Shaggy & Jaiden performing Bonafide Girl!
Shaggy & Bruck Up live on Good Day New York
Shaggy and Bruck Up will perform their cool Sunglasses a.k.a. Keep Ya Shades On single live in the studio of Good Day New York this morning between 7 and 10 AM on WNYW/FOX5! More info.
You can either watch the show live in an online webstream here or maybe later in the GDNY webcast!
Update: Bruck Up, Shaggy and Rayvon were just on! They were all sharply dressed and wearing sunglasses. Shaggy talked about his time in the Marines, Bruck Up spoke about his Jamaican background, Bruck Up and Shaggy performed their hot new single Sunglasses a.k.a. Keep Ya Shades On and Shaggy & Rayvon sang Angel live in the studio! Here’s the pretty cool interview and performance video featuring Shaggy, Bruck Up and Rayvon. Enjoy!
Shaggy, Bruck Up & Rayvon interview, Sunglasses and Angel live!
Shakti Love Fest photos
A lot of photos of the Shakti Love Fest are online! The Shakti Love Fest is a charity event that was organized on October 3 in association with the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation for the benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children. You can view the first part of the photos of the Shakti Love Fest (Shaggy is on page 2 and 3) here and a five-page photo gallery of the Shakti Love Fest Launch on Facebook!
Yard Edge also has an article with photos of the Shakti Love Fest, which was organized in association with the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation for Shaggy’s Bustamente Hospital for Children charity, and writes it’s a huge success. You can read the article and view the photos here.
2003 video: SOS-Kinderdorf, Shaggy for Kids for Kids and more
Here’s a video from 2003 which shows Shaggy singing Boombastic. It also shows one of Shaggy’s other charity involvements: SOS-Kinderdorf and the track Suffer on the Kids for Kids album.
Back to 2003: Shaggy live, SOS-Kinderdorf, Kids for Kids cd and more
