Shaggy rocks Sri Lanka
Shaggy and crew rocked the Ceylonese Cricket & Football Club in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Saturday. Attendees say that Shaggy’s concert was absolutely amazing! The Sunday Times has a photo of Shaggy, who thrilled the packed audience at the CR&FC grounds: “Mr Boombastic does it again“!
NewsFirst posted a tv video of Shaggy’s concert in Sri Lanka, in which you can watch Shaggy & Rayvon performing Angel, Shaggy dancing to Sri Lankan papare music and more!
The Sunday Times interview Shaggy
The Sunday Times interviewed Shaggy upon his visit to Sri Lanka about his memories of his first concert in Sri Lanka, nicknames, producing and more! Interview article with photo!
Shaggy tweets Shaggy tweets: “I luv u Sri Lanka…Bless Shaggy!”
During part of the concert, Shaggy wore a blue and yellow Sri Lankan cricket shirt!
Videos
Check also these live videos of Shaggy & crew at the CR&FC: Dame (Shaggy’s new single) and footage from the CR&FC including Red Red Wine & Feel the Rush!
Shaggy wins Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award at the IRAWMA 2009
Shaggy was honored with the Marcus Garvey Humanitarian Award at the IRAWMA 2009 (International Reggae And World Music Awards) for his humanitarian work! Shaggy has been supporting the the Bustamente Hospital for Children in Kingston, Jamaica for years and he organized Shaggy & Friends, a huge benefit concert, for the hospital, he recorded a single with fellow Jamaican artists, Save a Life, for the cause and did much, much more. Congratulations on a well deserved award to Shaggy!
Shaggy’s African tour in May Shaggy’s official Myspace has the following dates on which Shaggy will perform in Africa in May:
May 21 Fairground Holdings, Gaborone, Botswana
May 22 Harare Rainbow Towers, Harare, Zimbabwe – more info
May 23 Orange Karnival and Lugogo Cricket Oval, Uganda
This means both South African tour dates will probably not be taking place.
Botswana concert and tickets info
Shaggy will perform at Fair Grounds in Botswana on Ascension Day, May 21. He’s the first international artist to visit the country since Shabba Ranks’ visit in 1994! Tickets will only be sold before the concert from Orange shops for P220 and P440, starting April 24. Botswana Daily News.
Uganda concert info
Shaggy will perform in Uganda on May 23, at the Orange Karnival that starts at 9 am at Shoprite Lugogo. Later that day, Shaggy will also perform at the afterparty at the Lugogo Cricket Oval at 4 pm. Shaggy’s official Myspace confirmes this new tour date! You can find more info and view a picture of Shaggy at Uganda Online.
Shaggy’s Very Special Swiss Showcase at the Kulturfabrik Kofmehl in Solothurn, Switzerland
Shaggy’s Very Special Swiss Showcase at the Kulturfabrik Kofmehl in Solothurn, Switzerland, exceeded all expectations. You can get to know more about it at the Kofmehl photos and review!
Usgang.ch has a lot of photos of Shaggy, Rayvon and DJ Kue performing at Kulturfabrik Kofmehl!
Boomboxx Sound, the soundsystem that played before and after yesterday’s Shaggy concert at Kulturfabrik Kofmehl in Switzerland, has a dedicated MySpace dubplate of Angel by Shaggy & Rayvon online. Jamas Man of the Boomboxx soundsystem also has a photo of himself and Shaggy.
Shaggy and Rayvon sing Angel at Shaggy’s Very Special Swiss Showcase in Kulturfabrik Kofmehl in Switzerland
Shaggy and crew at the SeeFestTage 2009
The Kleine Zeitung has a photo of Shaggy backstage at yesterday’s SeeFestTage in Austria. The paper has more photos of Shaggy backstage and live in concert in the photo gallery on pages 1, 3, 15, 17, 22, 36, 38, 49, 50, 51, 52 and 53 (click on Originalbild for the original, larger pictures).
