Rebel Salute is an annual
music festival
A music festival is a festival, community event with music, performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock music, rock, blues, folk music, folk, jazz, classical music), nation ...
held in
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At , it is the third-largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the is ...
. It is held on January 15 of every year, the birthday of promoter
Tony Rebel
Patrick George Anthony Barrett (born 15 January 1962), better known by his stage name Tony Rebel, is a Jamaican reggae deejay.
Career
Born in Manchester Parish, Jamaica, Barrett was initially a singer, appearing as Papa Tony or Tony Ranking i ...
. It is one of Jamaica's biggest music festivals, known for its focus on roots and conscious music. Rebel began the festival in 1994 in the parish of
Manchester
Manchester () is a city and the metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. It had an estimated population of in . Greater Manchester is the third-most populous metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2.92&nbs ...
and was long held annually in
St. Elizabeth on the country's south coast until 2012. As of 2014, the festival is now a two-day event, held in the Richmond Park Estate in
Saint Ann Parish
Saint Ann () is the largest parish in Jamaica. It is situated on the north coast of the island, in the county of Middlesex, roughly halfway between the eastern and western ends of the island. It is often called "the Garden Parish of Jamaica" on ...
.
[Morgan, Simone (2014)]
Rebel promises changes
, ''Jamaica Observer
The ''Jamaica Observer'' is a daily newspaper published in Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by ...
'', 22 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014
The festival was billed as the ''Pepsi Rebel Salute'' during a three-year sponsorship agreement with
PepsiCo
PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational corporation, multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase, New York, Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the f ...
.
[Mel Cooke]
Unlikely combination, Rebel Salute gets fizz from Pepsi
. ''Jamaica Gleaner''. 13 December 2009. Retrieved 12 February 2011. Festival producers stated they pursued the agreement as Pepsi products were more in-line with the festival's stance, which allows no alcohol and no meat.
[ The festival has also featured ]dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially, dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots reggae, roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2 ...
performers not normally known for "conscious" lyrics by billing them under their birth name
The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...
, rather than their stage name
A stage name or professional name is a pseudonym used by performers, authors, and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. The equivalent concept among writers is called a ''nom de plume'' (pen name). Some performers ...
, in order to highlight their "good side", according to Tony Rebel.[Johnson, Richard]
David Brooks, not Mavado, for Rebel Salute
. ''Jamaica Observer''. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
Gallery
Cali P at Rebel Salute 2013.jpg, Cali P 2013
Rebel Salute Sizzla.jpg, Sizzla 2013
Rebel Salute 2011 sign.jpg, Rebel Salute 2011 sign
See also
* List of reggae festivals
*Reggae
Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its Jamaican diaspora, diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first ...
References
External links
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Reggae festivals in Jamaica
Electronic music festivals in Jamaica
Music festivals established in 1994
1994 establishments in Jamaica
Winter in Jamaica