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January 14, 2011

American Friends of Jamaica to honor Shaggy

The American Friends of Jamaica will honor Shaggy, philanthropist and international recording artist, at its 7th Annual Peacock Soiree at Jungle Island in Miami on April 9! More info at the American Friends of Jamaica.

Shaggy’s 2011 schedule.

October 12, 2010

New tour dates: Washington D.C., Lanham Maryland and a charity event in New York

American Friends of Jamaica Fundraiser, Capitale, New York (October 18)
Shaggy has been involved in a lot of charity events, including the Shaggy & Friends benefit concerts for the Bustamente Hospital for Children. On October 18, Shaggy will perform at the American Friends of Jamaica 29th Annual Hummingbird fundraiser Gala in New York! The fundraiser gala takes place at the Capitale in New York on October 18. More info about the fundraiser.

Howard University Caribbean Homecoming: Washington D.C. and Lanham (October 29)
Shaggy will perform at the Howard University Homecoming International YardFest Celebration in Washington D.C. on October 29 (12-6 PM)!

Also on October 29 (9-11.30 PM)  Shaggy and Destra will perform at Ménage, the HUCSA Homecoming, at La Fontaine Bleue in Lanham, Maryland, on October 29! You can buy your tickets at Pumpstation Entertainment!

All of Shaggy’s concert tour dates

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 23, 2010

Shaggy at The Jungle Negril reviews, videos and photos

The Jungle photos and reviews
Shaggy, Rayvon, Elephant Man, Chino, Laden, Timmi Burrell, Ras Noble and Tiana performed at the Heineken Red Star Concert at The Jungle, Negril, Jamaica. The Jamaica Observer and Out A Road have reviews and photos of the concert: “Spring Breakers get their money’s worth at Red Star concert” and “Good Performances At Heineken Red Star Concert”!

Shaggy & crew at Travelers charity in Negril
Shaggy & crew purchased blocks at Travelers while they were in Negril, Jamaica for their show at The Jungle. The Negril Message Board has photos of Shaggy & crew signing the blocks! The purchases go to the Bethel Town Basic School’s new library!

Shaggy & Rayvon perform It Wasn’t Me at The Jungle in Negril, Jamaica

Shaggy performs Boombastic at The Jungle in Negril, Jamaica!

Videos of the Crowd Teaser and Angel, Strength of a Woman and In the Summertime are behind the cut!

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November 17, 2009

Shaggy interview, Strike 3 Foundation gala photos, Shaggy & Tessanne Chin in the studio

Shaggy interview about the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation
The Voice Online interviewed Shaggy about his charity efforts for the Bustamente Hospital for Children and his Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation. They talked about what lead Shaggy to organize the Shaggy & Friends concert, his involvement in the community, receiving the Gleaner Honour Award and more! Interview article.

Strike 3 Foundation Gala pictures
Shaggy and Rayvon performed at the Strike 3 Foundation Second Annual First Pitch Celebrity Gala in benefit of pediatric cancer research and the Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital at the Omni Hotel in New Haven, Connecticut, last week. The official Strike 3 Foundation site now has photos of the benefit gala.

Possible upcoming tour (dates)?
Ali Campbell told The National in Abu Dhabi that he might go on a North American tour with Sean Paul, Sean Kingston and Shaggy! Article. At any rate, he’s going to perform at the Shaggy & Friends benefit concert on January 2. Shaggy might also perform at the One Love Reggae Series at the Negril Escape in Jamaica on February 23, but as far as known this isn’t out of negotiations yet.

Shaggy & Tessanne Chin in the studio: video
Here’s a video of Shaggy & Tessanne Chin having fun with Never Let Me Go in Big Yard’s studio! This video was removed by the uploader, so I replaced it with a live video of Shaggy & Tessanne singing Never Let Me Go. Enjoy!

Shaggy & Tessanne Chin in the studio: Never Let Me Go

More about Shaggy’s collaboration with Tessanne Chin

November 5, 2009

Shaggy & Friends Dare to Care continues, Save a Life live, Glow Club photos, Shaggy to Italy

Shaggy and Friends I Dare You 2009 and 2010 videos
Shaggy organized a benefit concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children in 2009. In 2010, a new Shaggy & Friends concert in benefit of the children’s hospital will be organized! More info.

Here are two new videos for the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, courtesy of DJ Kue. One has live footage from the Shaggy & Friends 2009 charity concert! The other video is a PSA for the Shaggy & Friends 2010 Dare to Care concert and the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation, his charity in benefit of the Bustamente Hospital for Children!

Shaggy & Friends concert footage 2009 Save a Life
Shaggy, Elephant Man, Tesanne Chin, Etana, Sean Paul, Lady Saw, Macy Gray, Marcia Griffiths, Luciano, Freddie McGregor, Gramps Morgan, Tony Rebel, Rayvon, Rik Rok, Christopher Martin and other artists sing Save a Life live on the Shaggy & Friends concert in 2009!

Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation Dare to Care 2010 PSA

Glow Club photos
Shaggy, Rayvon and DJ Kue performed at the Glow Club in St. Gallen, Switzerland, Saturday October 31. Before that, they visited The Box club in St. Gallen (photos). Here’s a photo gallery of the performance at the Glow Club! Looking pretty cool, right?

Laut und Spitz also has a three pages photo gallery of Shaggy’s and Rayvon’s performance at Glow Club, St. Gallen, Switzerland. Photos on page 7-9.

Shaggy to Italy
It looks like Shaggy will perform in Italy this month!

Shaggy, Rayvon, Gibraltar Music (this is Shaggy’s tour manager Paul “Rossi” Lee, I guess, Shaggy started out as a dj on this sound system!), Golden Bass and High Grade will perform at the Demodè Disco Club in Bari on November 26.

Shaggy will play Teatro Palapartenope / Casa della Musica in Napoli, Italy on November 27, according to Go2 and Campania Tickets, as well as Rastasnob.

Shaggy, Rayvon, Golden Bass and the Groove Society Band will do a concert at the Leoncavallo in Milan on November 28.

Shaggy, Rayvon and band will perform at Fucina Controvento, Malghera, Venice, Italy on November 29! You can get more info at the source: the official Fucina Controvento site.

Update: These concerts have been confirmed on Shaggy’s MySpace!

October 22, 2009

Shaggy’s birthday, new song Kevin Lyttle feat. Shaggy Feels So Good, Raggamuffin Festival 2010

Shaggy’s birthday
Today is Shaggy’s birthday. Happy birthday to Shaggy!

Shaggy to the Raggamuffin Festival 2010
Shaggy will return to the Raggamuffin Festival in Australia and New Zealand in 2010! Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, Sly & Robbie, Julian Marley, Sean Kingston, Steel Pulse, Blue King Brown and House Of Shem will perform at the festival in January. For more information, check the official Ragamuffin Festival site for Australia and New Zealand. Tickets will be available starting October 20 at Ticketmaster Australia and New Zealand starting October 26. Here are the tour dates:

January 23 2010 Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua, New Zealand
January 25 2010 ME Bank Stadium, Perth, Australia
January 29 2010 Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia
January 30 2010 Riverstage, Brisbane, Australia
January 31 2010 Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne, Australia

New Shaggy song! Kevin Lyttle ft. Shaggy Feels So Good!
Shaggy and Kevin Lyttle recently recorded a song together. Here it is: Kevin Lyttle featuring Shaggy, Feels So Good!

New song: Kevin Lyttle ft. Shaggy Feels So Good

Shakti Love Fest auction and photos
The Shakti Love Fest’s auction to raise more funds for the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation continues until noon (Jamaican time) today, Shaggy’s birthday. If you want to purchase an item and help the Bustamente Hospital for Children, you can still do so for a few hours!

Also, there are now more photos online of the performances at the Shakti Love Fest on Facebook, among others of Shaggy and Toots Hibbert sharing the stage (click on next for more photos of Shaggy).

Wave 105 auction
Wave 105 is auctioning a Best of Shaggy, The Boombastic Collection, signed by Shaggy, in their online Cash for Kids Charity Auction. You can get more information or place a bid here.

Mr Vegas and Shaggy live at Greenhouse in NYC
Shaggy and Mr Vegas visited Greenhouse in New York at Mr Vegas’ birthday last month and did an impromptu performance. Here’s a video!

Mr Vegas and Shaggy impromptu performance: Shaggy sings Boombastic, Angel, happy birthday, It Wasn’t Me and Big Up

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October 14, 2009

Shaggy and Bruck Up live on Good Day New York, Shakti Love Fest

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

January 6, 2009

Part II Shaggy and Friends concert reviews and videos, new Shaggy, Mighty Mystic and Leelie video!

Part II Shaggy & Friends concert reviews, photos and videos
Here’s part II of the Shaggy & Friends reviews, pictures and videos post about Shaggy’s benefit concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children. You can find part I here. Enjoy!

Reviews and photos
Jamaica Observer concert review: The Friends came outJamaica Gleaner pictures of guests and performers among others Rik RokJamaica Observer review: Shaggy & Friends take a bowCambodia Jamaica concert photos.

Video of Shaggy & Rayvon at the Shaggy & Friends charity concert: Oh Carolina, Hope and Angel thanks to Outaroad.com

New Shaggy video: Mighty Mystic, Lelie and Shaggy Here I Am
A video was shot for Mighty Mystic’s single Here I Am featuring Shaggy and Lelie. Here’s a video preview!

Mighty Mystic, Lelie and Shaggy Here I Am video preview

January 5, 2009

Happy New Year and Shaggy and Friends reviews, video and photos

Happy New Year!

The Shaggy & Friends benefit concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children was a huge success! The number of people who came to view the show that took place on the lawn of Jamaica House on January 3 was very high. Artists who attended were among others Shaggy, Rik Rok, Rayvon, Na’Sha, Barrington Levy, Elephant Man, Macy Gray, D’Angel, Etana, Buju Banton, Luciano, Freddie McGregor, Tony Rebel, Tarrus Riley, Sean Paul, Allison Hinds, Ce’Cile, Christopher Martin, Marcia Griffiths, Da’Ville, Milk, Usain Bolt, Ity and Fancy Cat, Dean Fraser, Morgan Heritage and Lady Saw. Here are the first links!

Jamaica Observer review: Shaggy gives hopeJamaica Gleaner reviewConcert review and a photo of Shaggy and RikRokPhotosReview: Nuff respect to Shaggya video of Etana performing at the Shaggy & Friends benefit concertOutaroad picturesLTTS reviewCaribbean EMagazine review.

Jamaican prime minister Bruce Golding and opposition leader Portia Simpson Miller (she’s the former prime minister) also got on stage! Jamaica Star review. Shaggy and Friends recorded a tune and a video for this occasion which is called Shaggy & Friends – Save a Life. You can watch the video and read the lyrics here.

December 21, 2008

New Shaggy tune: I Can’t Fight this Feeling!

New Shaggy song: I Can’t Fight this Feeling
Young Lion played a brand new Shaggy tune on his show. The song is called I Can’t Fight this Feeling and is on Christopher Birch’s new Baddaz Riddim, which also features contributions by Elephant Man (Dance), D’Angel (Push Over), Busy Signal (Hustling), Assassin (Child Molester), Vybz Kartel (Selassie I Luv We), Red Fox featuring Tash (Go On), Pamputae (Stress Free), Kipirch (Who Seh), Voicemail (Nuh Stray) and Lisa Hype feat. Vybz Kartel (How Yuh Do It Like Dat). You can listen to it on Young Lion’s newest show.

More on Shaggy’s upcoming charity concert for the Bustamente Children Hospital
The Jamaica Gleaner interviewed Shaggy about the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and his upcoming Shaggy & Friends benefit concert. The article also has photos of Shaggy and Elephant Man at a charity event for kids. The Jamaica Gleaner also has an article about Shaggy’s upcoming charity concert for the Bustamente Hospital for Children on January 3 2009 (you can find more info here).

Shaggy’s involvement
The Jamaica Observer writes about Shaggy’s admirable involvement with the Bustamente Hospital for Children too. Also, DJ Red Fox was interviewed by the Jamaica Gleaner about Shaggy. You can read the insightful article and view a Shaggy picture here.

Shaggy to Rwanda and UAE and on Belgian TV
Raphiphopmusic has a review of Shaggy’s concert in Rwanda on December 13. There’s also a concert review and pics of Shaggy’s Rwanda concert on New Times.

New tour and tv date
Shaggy will perform in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on February 12 2009. Source: Shaggy’s official MySpace. Belgian tv station VTM will broadcast a special on the Natalia Meets…En Vogue feat. Shaggy concert, of which the DVD was a number 1 hit in Belgium, on Sunday December 21 on 16.20h. Source: Proximus Goformusic.

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