Venues who have hosted Mystic Vibes range from The House of Blues and Bills Bar in Boston, The State Theater in Portland, merrill Auditorium, the University of Maine, Bates and Bowdoin colleges, to small clubs from Cambridge to Skowhegan. The list is as long as it is diverse.

Mystic Vibes continues to grow and change, taking its unique sound to new places. Dequhn Lobutua expresses his original lyrics with a passion gained through a life based in the spirituality of Rastafari. The players of the instruments have evolved into a tight and well-balanced group.

Mystic Vibes Biography:

Mystic Vibes, a six-piece original roots reggae band from Portland Maine, has been performing since the summer of 1998 when they made their debut opening up for King Yellowman at the Stone Coast Brewing Company in Portland.

Mystic Vibes has since performed to energetic crowds from Rhode Island to Northern Maine and everywhere in between. The band has had the privilege of sharing the bill with such great acts as Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytals, The Wailers, Third World, Morgan Heritage, and John Browns Body just to name a few. They have headlined the past six Sugarloafs Reggaefest, played at the Maine Festival on two occasions and performed on Portlands WMPG several times. They have also had the honor of winning The Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll two years running.