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Raggamuffin, 2014

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Raggamuffin, 2014

Here Damian Marley, Shaggy and Peetah Morgan play to a crowd of 13,000 at the 2014 Raggamuffin festival in Rotorua. Focusing on reggae, dub and hip hop music, the festival began in 2008 and was still held in 2014. As well as international acts like Shaggy (who has performed there three times), the festival also featured New Zealand performers like Tiki Taane, Ardijah, Aotearoa Reggae All Stars and Soljah. 

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Marguerite Hill, Arts festivals – Music festivals from the 1960s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/45233/raggamuffin-2014 (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Marguerite Hill, published 13 May 2014, updated 1 August 2016.