Proceeds from Oh Haiti will go to the relief effort in Haiti. In addition to singing, he played bass and keyboards in the song which also features his father, Dennis 'Jah D' Fearon on organ, veteran session guitarist Earl 'Chinna' Smith and Errol Barrett (son of late Wailers drummer Carlton Barrett) on drums. "Is a long time the Haitian people dem a go through sufferation, an' to see dem go through another catastrophe was really moving," said Dia.ĭia said he produced Oh Haiti at his Builders Music studio in St Andrew, and released it on his Bulldog Music label. Oh Haiti was released two months after the monster quake which the United Nations says killed 230,000 people and left 1.3 million homeless. Like other musicians moved by the tragedy, he wrote and recorded a song dedicated to the people of the Caribbean country. The company has donated US$5m (FJ$10)million to NGOs in Haiti to support the relief efforts and over USD500,000 (FJ$971,000) has been raised by Digicel customers across the Caribbean and Central America through a text and voice donation line.ĭigicel Fiji customers can also donate by texting ‘Help’ to 5151.In the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake that destroyed sections of Haiti, singer/musician Dia was among the millions who tuned in daily by television to view the mass destruction in that country. “People across the world can purchase “Rise Again” and all proceeds will go directly to the relief efforts in Haiti.” Contributing Artistes: Shaggy, Sean Paul, Etana, Tesanne Chin, David Rudder, Mika, Belo, Allison Hinds, Kes Diffenthaler, Destra Garcia, Shontelle Layne, Sean Kingston and others. “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,” he said. We Shall Rise Again - Caribbean made song for Haiti. The company, in collaboration with Caribbean pop artist Shaggy is producing a song titled ‘Rise Again,’ to raise money.ĭigicel group chief executive officer John Delves said proceeds from the song would go to affected people in Haiti. Mobile service provider, Digicel Fiji has called on members of the public to donate funds to assist earthquake victims in Haiti.
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