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Shaggy was one of the handful of musicians who rushed to aid Jamaica with resources and awareness to the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa ... but the country isn't out of the danger zone yet!!!

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00:00Reggae superstar Shaggy is in New York City

00:03getting ready for a huge concert next week.

00:06An all-star lineup that he's put together

00:08for a benefit concert for Jamaica.

00:11The event's called Jamaica Strong.

00:12We got him out in New York City

00:15and what he's talking about is the fact

00:17that it's been a month now since Hurricane Melissa

00:20hit Jamaica and absolutely devastated

00:23about two-thirds of the island.

00:25Places that, again, it's been over a month

00:28that still do not have electricity

00:30and they don't really know when that's gonna change.

00:33Everything on the island, every tree, every power line,

00:36that part of the island was destroyed.

00:39So they are starting from zero

00:42trying to rebuild the infrastructure.

00:44So we talked to him about why this concert is so important.

00:47This is what Shaggy had to say about this concert

00:50and what Jamaica needs.

00:51How are things currently in Jamaica?

00:54Not good.

00:55Okay.

00:56Not good. As far as, let's be real,

01:00there are aid that is coming in.

01:01A lot of people are helping.

01:03But people are still in a bad situation.

01:05Right.

01:06You're looking at probably around 60 to 70% of the island

01:10still without electricity and still not running water.

01:13The main thing we're trying to do is raise the awareness.

01:15Part of the healing process is music.

01:18Right.

01:18When I was down there giving out some of the stuff,

01:21even though people lost everything they had, they were dancing, singing, you know, to music.

01:26Yeah. What he just spoke about there is really about the spirit of the Jamaican people.

01:30But there is a lot that still needs to be done.

01:33This concert, if you are going to be in the Tri-State area next Friday, it is going to be a great show.

01:38Obviously, for a good cause. Sean Paul is going to be there as well.

01:42Kimani Marley, Inner Circle, Tessanne Chin, who you may remember from The Voice, won The Voice years ago.

01:48But great concert. And by the way, Shaggy has done so much.

01:52He's a great guy.

01:53I've seen, you know, video of him being on the ground in Jamaica, delivering supplies.

01:59And he's just a great guy. So I personally will do anything to support him.

02:04He, uh, I ran into him a couple of years ago when I was in Jamaica.

02:08Just happened to run into him in Kingston and was so kind and, like, took time to hang out with my family and take photos.

02:15So this is a guy with an incredibly large heart who's trying to do some really great work here.

02:20So that's great.

02:22My name is Nina from Dallas, Texas.

02:24And my family in Jamaica, thankfully, they're doing OK.

02:28But Shaggy's right. There's still so much that needs to be done.

02:32And I'm happy that he is putting a focus on it because things are far from normal.

02:40And I appreciate you guys even putting this on there.

02:42Yeah, it's just not normal.

02:44I was saying this to someone the other day.

02:47I've been in Jamaica where, like, the power goes out for an hour, two hours.

02:51And as a kid, you'd be like, oh, my God, we don't have electricity.

02:53Now it's money.

02:54They've been without electricity for a month and may not have it until next year.

02:58Terrible.

02:59Really terrible.

03:00Get insurance for a little bit.

03:07It's going to be too late.

03:10There's also some money.

03:12It's going to blow up.

03:15It's going to be too late for a month.

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