Sting And Shaggy NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 10 07 2019

Sting and Shaggy might not be the most likely musical pairing. But one thing is certain, they love playing each other s music. On a bright autumn morning, the legends arrived at the NPR Music office. What surprised many of NPR colleagues is just how well the collaboration works. Their success as a duo shouldn t come as a total shock. After all, pulsing through many Police songs (Sting s famed band of the 70s and 80s) is a Reggae backbeat. Shaggy (zoinks his nom de guerre comes from the ScoobyDoo cartoon character) was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He moved to New York when he was 18 and his music evokes only good vibes. MUSICIANS Sting: vocals, bass, guitar; Shaggy: vocals; Dominic Miller: guitar; Gene Noble: vocals; Melissa Musique: vocals