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SUMMARY:Cleveland Reggaefest Brings Island Sounds to the Lakefront
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 Mighty Mystic[/caption]\nSat 5/24-Sun 5/25 @ noon-10PM\nOnce again it’s 
 time for reggae lovers to gather in Voinovich Park for the annual two-day 
 Cleveland Reggaefest. Each day features ten hours of music\, starting at n
 oon\, with some of the region’s best bands along with national headliner
 s.\n]Lake Irie\, one of the area’s younger reggae bands\, formed in 2020
 \, kicks things off Saturday at noon\, followed by Columbus’s Flex Crew\
 , magnetic Cleveland reggae singer JR Blessington\, Boston’s Mighty Myst
 ic\, and New Hampshire’s Roots of Creation\, which blends reggae with ja
 m\, rock\, ska\, electronic music and more.\nThe lineup Sunday should appe
 al to the area’s hardcore reggae fans\, with four veteran bands every lo
 cal fan of the genre knows: one of the its longest-running\, Jah Messenger
 s\;  Columbus’ Ark Bands\, who are frequent visitors to northeast Ohio\
 ; Shake (pronounced Shaky) Ground\, with seasoned musicians\, most of whom
  were in the ridiculously popular Cleveland rock ‘n’ reggae band from 
 the 80s and 90s\, First Light\; and First Light’s former front man Carlo
 s Jones\, with his ensemble the P.L.U.S. Band. Look for some intermingling
  of musicians\; it usually happens. And that day is headlined by a noted r
 eggae star\, Birmingham\, England singer/toaster Pato Banton who got his f
 eet wet working with British two-tone reggae band the English Beat in the 
 early 80s.\nOf course\, there will be food\, drink and if precedent holds\
 , other vendors as well. And kids under 6 are free. Get tickets here.\nreg
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