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26th
January 2010
Digicel
And Shaggy Collaborate On Song To Raise Funds
For Haiti
- Rise Again features international artists
Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston and many more
Monday,
January 25th, 2010 – Castries, St. Lucia:
Digicel today announced details of its collaboration
with international reggae artist, Shaggy, and
renowned producer, Christopher Birch, to write
and produce a song – Rise Again –
to raise money for the Digicel Haiti Relief
Fund.
Rise Again is a Caribbean song, which was written
and performed by Caribbean artists for the people
of Haiti.
After being approached by Digicel to write the
song, Shaggy went straight into the studio with
Christopher Birch, producer of his diamond-selling
album – Hot Shots. The song was written
in less than a day and the rhythm produced within
five days, and artists such as Sean Paul and
Sean Kingston – as well as other top Caribbean
artists – were quick to come on board
and lend their support. Rise Again is being
released worldwide and 100% of the proceeds
will go directly to the Digicel Haiti Relief
Fund.
Speaking about the launch of the song, Shaggy
said: “Rise Again is for the people of
Haiti. It is to show them that we are here for
them and that we will support them each step
of the way as they begin rebuilding their lives
which were shattered by the earthquake. I am
very proud of this song and the collaboration
with Digicel. With today’s launch of Rise
Again, we can raise much needed funds to support
the relief efforts in Haiti.”
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Digicel
Group CEO, Colm Delves, said: “As part
of the Digicel Haiti Relief Fund, we wanted
to collaborate with international artists
to produce a song that would support the people
of Haiti who lost so much as a result of the
earthquake. People across the world can purchase
Rise Again and all proceeds will go directly
to the relief efforts in Haiti.”
Rise Again is already making waves in the
US with E News carrying a preview of the song
on the E!TV Entertainment News.
Artists featured on Rise Again include Shaggy;
Sean Paul; Sean Kingston; Barbadian Artists,
Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne and Edwin Yearwood;
Trinidadian Soca Artists, David Rudder, Kees
Dieffenthaller and Destra Garcia; Jamaican
reggae artists, Tessanne Chin and Etana; and
Haitian artiste, Belo.
As the single largest investor in Haiti with
a total investment of U$300 million since
its launch in 2006, Digicel has over two million
customers in Haiti. The Digicel Haiti Relief
Fund has donated US$5 million to NGOs in Haiti
to support the relief efforts and over US$500,000
has been raised by Digicel customers across
the Caribbean and Central America through
a text and voice donation line. Digicel also
gave each of its two million customers US$5
in free credit – totaling US$10 million.
In addition, over 60 video messages of support
have been recorded by well known people such
as the Fastest Man in the World, Usain Bolt;
President Martinelli of Panama; West Indies
legend, Sir Garfield Sobers; and many more.
St. Lucian video messages have been recorded
by our very own Nicole ‘Nicky’
David, Darren Sammy and Shayne Ross. All videos
are available for viewing on www.facebook.com/helphaiti.
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