2023 TD Halifax Jazz Festival Presents Shaggy
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
19+ ID Required** / General admission standing / No refunds or exchanges / Rain or shine/ Seating Limited Not guaranteed
No professional cameras or audio/video recording devices allowed
Shaggy
Born Orville Richard Burrell and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, Shaggy got his start as an MC in New York City's burgeoning dancehall scene soon after moving to Brooklyn in his teens. Not long after serving four years in the U.S. Marines (including two tours of duty in the Middle East as part of Operation Desert Storm), he inked his first record deal and quickly scored a global crossover smash with "Oh Carolina."
As the only diamond-selling dancehall artist in music history, Shaggy, managed by the Cherrytree Music Company, has sold more than 40 million album units to date, in addition to landing eight singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and seven albums on the Billboard 200 (including four in the top 40). He has received 2 Grammy Awards and is among the top 3 streamed reggae artists of all time on Spotify.
Not only a pioneering reggae/dancehall icon, multi-award-winning songwriter and hitmaker, Shaggy has long used his platform to strengthen his community and homeland. In 2009, he established the Shaggy Make a Difference Foundation and organized the first of many, Shaggy & Friends benefit concerts, which to date have raised millions for the Bustamante Children's Hospital (the Caribbean's only English-speaking children's hospital, located in Kingston).
"I always try to bring the fun when I'm performing, and keep everything very lighthearted and joyous," says Shaggy. "I think my purpose and my job is to bring joy to as many people as I can, and I want that to resonate within all of the music that I create."
Jah'Mila
Jah'Mila is a singer/songwriter residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Inspired by her deep love for music and her talent for singing, she has been the beacon for reggae music in Atlantic Canada. Her sound captures the electrifying energy of authentic roots reggae music, interlaced with soul, Jazz and R&B. Equipped with over a decade of reggae industry experience, and also with the amazing support of her musical team, she is poised and prepared to stand in the center of every stage. Jah’Mila is passionate about matters of social equity and tries her best to use her art as an instrument of advocacy for those systematically oppressed and marginalized. She believes that a brighter future is possible through community, inclusion and support for the arts.
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19 + for all evening shows in the festival's TD Main Stage located on the Halifax waterfront (ID required).
**If you are under 19 you need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian (you will be asked to show ID) and they will be required to be onsite with you and be responsible for your supervision at the festival's TD Main Stage on the Halifax waterfront. This is because of the festival's license to sell alcohol. If the concert is designated 19+ and not at the TD Main Stage, then you are not able to attend.
Subject to capacity, children under 10 may accompany ticket-holding parents or legal guardians free of charge.
For evening shows the TD Main Stage is general admission standing only. It is an open-air venue and all concerts are rain or shine. No cash or credit refunds.
A Facility Fee of $3.45 will be added at checkout
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