Sting And Shaggy: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

Watch Sting And Shaggy play “Englishman in New York“, “Don’t Make Me Wait“ and “Shape of My Heart/Lucid Dreams“ at the Tiny Desk. Watch Tiny Desk Concerts ONE WEEK before they go on YouTube at Follow NPR Music: Twitter: Instagram: July 10, 2019 | Josh Rogosin -- 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 bleary-eyed yet excited to play for the diverse staff of Shaggy and Sting fans. What surprised many of my 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. It’s impossible not to hear the influence in classics like “Walking On The Moon“ and “So Lonely.“ Shaggy (zoinks! - his nom de guerre