Rise Again, the song written by international reggae sensation and Grammy Award-winning artiste, Shaggy, to support the relief efforts following the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti, is available on iTunes for download and purchase for (US)99 cents now with the artistes and label donating their proceeds to the Digicel Haiti relief fund.

Rise Again is a Caribbean song, which was written and performed by Caribbean artistes for the people of Haiti. And with the New York Times hailing the song as “fast becoming a post-quake anthem”, Rise Again has had a fantastic reception and is already getting heavy rotation radio airplay and news coverage across the globe.

In addition, from mid-next week, the video to accompany Rise Again will also be available on iTunes.

Directed by internationally renowned film and video director, Jay Will, and filmed around Port Royal in Jamaica, the video’s central theme is of people from across the Caribbean coming together to rebuild Haiti and help the people of Haiti to rise again.

From red, white and blue balloons mirroring the colours of the Haitian flag being released to aid arriving on boats and planes and a mother being gently handed her new born baby by a nurse – the images portrayed are of hope for the future – and are interspersed with actual footage of the aftermath of the earthquake.

According to Group CEO of Digicel, Colm Delves, “Rise Again succeeds in being both moving and uplifting and we are delighted with the reception that it has had across the globe to date. We would like to thank everyone for their support and encourage people to log on to iTunes and purchase the song so that we can keep giving to the people of Haiti in their time of need.”

Artistes featured on Rise Again include Shaggy, Sean Paul, Sean Kingston, Alison Hinds, Shontelle Layne, Edwin Yearwood, Destra Garcia, David Rudder Kes Dieffenthaller, Tessanne Chin and Etana and Haitian artiste, Belo. The track was produced by Christopher Birch.