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Rebel Salute

Rebel Salute
Rebel Salute main stage.jpg
Rebel Salute main stage
Genre Reggae, dancehall, etc.
Dates January 15 (+ extra day)
Location(s) Jamaica
Years active 1994-present
Website
Official website

Rebel Salute is an annual music festival held in Jamaica. It is held on January 15 of every year, the birthday of promoter Tony Rebel. 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 Mandeville 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.

The festival is now billed as the Pepsi Rebel Salute after a three-year sponsorship agreement with PepsiCo. 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 performers not normally known for "conscious" lyrics by billing them under their birth name, rather than their stage name, in order to highlight their "good side", according to Tony Rebel.

Cali P 2013

Sizzla 2013

Rebel Salute 2011 sign


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