LOST IN TIME Festival 2024

What began as a way to promote his latest album release, Protoje has fully dived into the event production business with his second iteration of his Lost In Time festival series. After the success of the first staging, the word amongst the populace spread that there would be another “Prochella” happening. This time bigger and, hopefully, better with more surprises in store for all those who made the decision to patronize on that late February eve. The special feature of Lost In Time, coincidentally, is the fact that it is executed down to the second so the usual Jamaican crowd ‘feature’ – or to be more accurate, trait – of arriving to a venue way after gates open would not work on that night as the schedule centered around arriving – and leaving – early.

Setup, once more at the majestic Hope Gardens, Lost In Time had plenty of unique features to keep patrons occupied until the stage show component of the proceedings. There were cut outs of the artiste featured, live mural paintings, a second stage to facilitate more acts and transition the wait time between changing bands and technical setups. Also there were many varieties of refreshments present to accommodate the differing palates of the festival goers. Many of which had come from far and wide to experience Lost In Time in its most ebullient state. Lost In Time featured as a mandate, extremely tight changes between performers which is a credit to all who are involved as without strong stage management and compliant artistes that type of coordination would be almost impossible. Most of the acts acquitted themselves fairly well on the stage and built up a rapport with the fans that had them singing acapella for most of the night. For several moments that night, it felt like Lost In Time was the only place to be for lovers of the genres of reggae, dancehall and the craft of performing on stage. Hardly any one who took the time would have left the venue unsatisfied with what was put on in front of them. There can be only hope that Protoje remembers those moments when deciding if he bring back LIT in 2025 and beyond.