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Shaggy donated over 300 pieces of medical equipment to the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston this week with an additional 200 pieces is scheduled to be delivered in September — a good deed that was made possible from the proceeds of his Shaggy & Friends concert. The Bustamante Hospital for Children is the only pediatric hospital that offers specialized health services for children in Jamaica and neighboring countries. BHC is the only specialist pediatric hospital in the English speaking Caribbean.

Shaggy’s relationship with BHC began over fifteen years ago. His biennial (every other year) Shaggy & Friends charity concert raises awareness and funds for medical equipment and supplies. The next Shaggy & Friends charity concert will be held on January 6, 2018. Artist and ticket info to be announced. Visit shaggyfoundation.org for updates.

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#LiveNow @direalshaggy expresses his gratitude towards the staff here at the Bustamante Hospital for Children. #Shaggy&Friends #jamaica #kingston #charity #children #jamaican #caribbean

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Singer, songwriter and actress, Sevana, stars in the lead role in Losing Patience — a series that is scheduled to premiere on TVJ Saturday, July 1st at 8:30PM. If you’re outside of Jamaica, episodes will become available online beginning July 9th.

A native of Westmoreland, Jamaica, Anna-Sharé “Sevana” Blake, along with two of her friends (girl group SLR) first gained recognition in the music industry in 2008 when they wowed the judges and placed third in Jamaica’s talent show, Digicel Rising Stars — a show that aims to discover the nation’s finest musical acts. During Sevana’s journey she has performed at major events around the globe and contributed her vocals to Protoje’s Ancient Future album, which led to an invitation to join Protoje on his 2015 Ancient Future Tour across Europe — an experience that provided great exposure and helped Sevana to evolve as an artist. Sevana’s self-titled EP was released in July 2016, listen here. Follow Sevana on Instagram and Soundcloud.

Here’s a clip from Losing Patience:

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That waiting room struggle. We've all been there.⠀ ⠀ 'Losing Patience' premieres on TVJ this Saturday, July 1st at 8:30pm. And if you want more, tune in again at the same time on July 8th.⠀ ⠀ Outside Jamaica? Not a problem. All episodes go live online on July 9th.⠀ #bringleresponsibly

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Busy Signal’s fans have waited a long time to see him perform in the US. His highly anticipated performance was limited to 10 minutes on Sunday, June 25 at the Groovin In the Park Concert in Queens, NY. According to DJ Gringo’s post, Busy Signal’s performance was cut short to allow more time for R. Kelly. Busy Signal stated “If I can’t perform neither can R. Kelly” (in Jamaican patios) as he exited the stage. On the video organizers of the event can be heard apologizing and guaranteed to make it up to the concertgoers. Busy Signal was recently granted a work permit to perform in the states — Groovin In The Park was his first US appearance. Needless to say Busy Signal’s fans were not pleased and expressed their disappointment on social media.

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They just took busy signal off the stage at grooving in the park #groovinginthepark #busy #signal #busysignal #dancehall #dancehallartist #sunday

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