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“REBEL SALUTE IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LEADING REGGAE EVENTS” SAYS TONY REBEL!
By Howard Campbell— Tony Rebel— TONY Rebel, promoter of Rebel Salute, says the show he first held in 1993 is one of the leading reggae events in the world, and on par with major European festivals like Rototom Sunsplash and Reggae Geel. “Rebel Salute is of the highest standard, we give no show any level above us,” said Rebel in an interview with the Jamaica Observer. “Loads of people from those shows come to see what we do, so we set the bar.” Rototom and Geel are calendar reggae events, both held in the summer. The former lasts for a week in Bennicasim, Spain and is recognised as the biggest, most organised of its kind. Geel is held in Belgium and in its 36th year is one of Europe’s oldest and most established reggae festivals. The … Read entire article »
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REBEL SALUTE 2016 GETS “MARIJUANA EXEMPTION CERTIFICATE” FROM THE GOVERNMENT FOR JANUARY 15/16!
By Mel Cooke— Tony Rebel (left) accepts the official marijuana exemption certification for Rebel Salute 2016 from Justice Minister Senator Mark Golding (third left) at Thursday’s official launch of the event held at the Marriott Courtyard Hotel, New Kingston.— REBEL SALUTE 2016, which will be held at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove, Priory in St Ann, on January 15 and 16, has been declared an exempt event under the Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act, 2015. It will be the second event held in Jamaica which has been granted the exemption. The first, Rastafari Rootzfest, was held in Negril, Westmoreland, from November 12 – 15 this year. The exemption was announced on Thursday at the launch event for Rebel Salute’s 23rd staging, held at the Marriott Courtyard Hotel, New Kingston. Event founder and organiser Patrick ‘Tony Rebel’ Barrett … Read entire article »
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AFTER A LONG HIATUS, SONGWRITER ANTHONY ROCHESTER IS BACK TO HIS GAME!
Anthony Rochester— DURING the 1990’s roots-reggae explosion, Anthony Rochester was a silent partner in a movement driven by artists such as Tony Rebel and Garnet Silk. Rochester wrote or co-wrote a number of hit songs for Silk (It’s Growing, The Rod, Fill Us Up With Your Mercy), Everton Blender (Coming Harder, Family Man) and Nadine Sutherland (I’m in Love). After a break, he is back in the fold, working with singer Jahmali on Done Deal, the singer’s EP which is scheduled for release next month. He wrote and produced two songs on the six-song project: Keep On Keeping On and Mother Nature. “I never really left the business…I’ve been writing as usual. I took some time to tend to my family who is and will always be my priority,” Rochester told the Sunday Observer from … Read entire article »
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PRESIDENT OBAMA THANKS TONY REBEL FOR GIFT!
By Howard Campbell– Producer of the single Blackman Redemption, Donovan Germain (left) and deejay Tony Rebel at the Jamaica Observer’s headquarters on Beechwood Avenue in Kingston. (Photo: Antonio Graham)— UNITED States President Barack Obama has thanked deejay/social activist Tony Rebel for sending him a copy of his song, Blackman Redemption. In a letter dated June 11, Obama said, ‘I was moved by your generosity’. Throughout the three-paragraph letter, the US leader refers to the veteran entertainer as ‘Patrick’ (Rebel’s given name is Patrick Barrett). The letter bears his signature. Rebel left a copy of the song at Jamaica House in Kingston where Obama — the US’s first black president — held bilateral talks with Jamaican government officials on April 9. Inspired by Obama’s historic victory in the US presidential election on November 4, 2008, Rebel and producer … Read entire article »
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TONY REBEL HOPES TO PRESENT PRESIDENT OBAMA WITH COPY OF “BLACKMAN REDEMPTION!”
By Howard Campbell– (L-R) Tony Rebel, Queen Ifrica & Nikki Burt– ON the evening of November 4 2007, the world was transfixed on the historic presidential elections in the United States. Barack Obama, a first-term senator from Illinois, was elected the first black president of that country. The landslide result set off global celebrations. At Penthouse studio in Kingston, music producer Donovan Germain and deejay Tony Rebel recorded Blackman Redemption, a song commemorating the occasion. Singjay Queen Ifrica and singer Nikki Burt also performed on the track which Rebel said captured the once-in-a-lifetime milestone. “Wi realised the fact dat in our lifetime wi si a black man in the White House which most people neva believe woulda happen. Whether or not he has lived up to expectations, wi can tek solace in being part of … Read entire article »
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HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR A LARGE TURN-OUT FOR TONIGHT’S START OF REBEL SALUTE 2015!
Etana– 2015 staging begins tonight in St Ann— By Mel Cooke— Rebel Salute 2015 begins this evening at Grizzly’s Plantation Cove, Priory, St Ann, and media and communications officer for the organisers, Maxsalia Salmon, sums up one of the organisers’ main objectives. “We want a sold-out crowd, and in turn, we will be offering the best entertainment and cultural experience,” Salmon told The Gleaner. “At the end, we really want the patrons to have had two nights of great entertainment and … Read entire article »
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AS GLOBAL FANS SEEK OUT REGGAE’S MECCA, REBEL SALUTE CONTINUES TO ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION!
Queen Ifrica – File By Curtis Campbell—- Reggae artist Queen Ifrica says the 22-year-old reggae lifestyle festival, Rebel Salute, will continue to pull thousands of tourists to the island annually. According to the conscious singer, tourists want to experience authentic reggae music from the place of its origin, and Rebel Salute provides that opportunity. Queen Ifrica, in a telephone interview with The Sunday Gleaner, said she has seen tourists attend the event from vast geographic locations. “I have seen people from … Read entire article »
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REBEL SALUTE 2015 CONTINUES TO PROMOTE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE!
Rebel Salute promoter Tony Rebel addressing guests at the event’s recent launch party.— By Curtis Campbell— Rebel Salute 2015 was recently launched at Countryside Club in St Andrew, and according to promoter Tony Rebel, the event will continue to promote a clean and healthy lifestyle without the consumption of alcohol. According to the reggae artist turned promoter, the event has survived over a decade without selling the product, therefore, there is no need to consider going that route now. Rebel Salute will be held at Richmond Estate in St Ann on January 16 and 17, with a line-up of stellar performers, including Queen Ifrica, Etana, Jesse Royal, Jah 9, Kabaka Pyramid, Israel Vibrations, Third World, Alborosie, Tarrus Riley, Nesbeth,The Gideon, Inner Circle, Sizzla, Luciano, Richie Spice and the Mighty Diamonds. Telecoms company Flow holds exclusive rights to stream the … Read entire article »
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M PEGGY QUATTRO OF REGGAE REPORT MAGAZINE, TALKS ABOUT HER INTERVIEW WITH GARNET SILK!
By Howard Campbell— Top: Garnet Silk and his partner Lovlyn “Lovie” Banton and Fabian Smith– Bottom: Garnet Silk at home with his children (from left) Derron, Arrayma and Fabian on the day of the interview in February 1994. At right: Garnet Silk holding a baby while posing for picture with Reggae Report magazine’s M Peggy Quattro. (PHOTO COURTESY REGGAE REPORT MAGAZINE)— PEGGY Quattro did not know what to expect when she arrived in Kingston to interview reggae star Garnet Silk for her Reggae Report magazine in February 1994. The last time she saw the singer was five months earlier. He was being helped off the stage at a New York City nightclub, unable to complete a show due to what doctors later diagnosed as exhaustion. He had not performed in concert since. When Quattro showed up … Read entire article »
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