Sting & Shaggy interview in the Philadelphia Inquirer...

September 03, 2023

‘It’s all about surprise.’ Sting and Shaggy’s One Fine Day festival is happening only in Philadelphia...


First the unlikely duo made a reggae album together, then a set of Sinatra covers. Now they'll headline the Mann Center, with Thundercat, Koffee, Tank & the Bangas, and G. Love & Special Sauce.


The bromance that will bring Sting and Shaggy together for the One Fine Day music festival in Philadelphia (and only Philadelphia) on Sept. 9 at the Mann Center began with a song.


In 2018, the Jamaican rapper and singer was in Los Angeles working on an unfinished track called “Don’t Make Me Wait.” His manager, Martin Kierszenbaum - who also manages the former Police leader - heard it and thought: “This would be perfect for Sting.” Sting thought so, too.


The duo-to-be - who will perform at One Fine Day along with virtuoso bassist Thundercat, Jamaican rapper Koffee, New Orleans band Tank and the Bangas, Philly’s G. Love & Special Sauce, and others - didn’t  know each other at the time.

 

Read the rest of the interview at The Philadelphia Inquirer...

 

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