New Zealand Raggamuffin Reggae festival expected to draw 30,000 people.

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Reggaeme - New Zealand Raggamuffin festival, The country's
largest reggae music festival is continuing to defy beliefs,
with organisers saying it just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

Performers at Raggamuffin this year include Lauryn Hill, Shaggy,
Sly & Robbie, Julian Marley and Katchafire. Wyclef Jean was billed
to headline Saturday's reggae festival at the Rotorua International
Stadium, but will miss it to focus on Haiti.

Raggamuffin is expected to draw in a 30,000 strong crowd this
Saturday in Rotorua, New Zealand .Organiser Leesa Tilley says
the festival has exploded in size since it's inception in 2008. She
says they never expected the event to get so big so fast.

This year the event has almost doubled in size, with an extra side
stage and a much larger market place.Tilley says the event's
success comes from keeping things simple.