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Stonebwoy joins Capleton, Sanchez, Teejay, Beenie Man, others, to perform at Rebel Salute in Jamaica on January 21, 2023
Ghanaian Reggae/Dancehall heavyweight, Stonebwoy will be among approximately 60 artistes in a stellar line-up, set to perform at this year’s staging of Rebel Salute, one of Jamaica’s biggest music festivals, scheduled for January 20-21 in St. Ann.
The Bhim nation president who ended 2022 with stellar performances at Afrochella and Afronation, respectively, is set to begin 2023 with another huge privilege as he performs at Rebel Salute later this month.
The first night of the two-day event will witness perfomances from Bounty Killer who will perform using his given name Rodney Price, Lady G, Louie Culture, Terry Linen, Bling Dawg, show promoter Tony Rebel himself, as well as younger acts such as the Grammy-nominated Kabaka Pyramid, Yaksta, Rytikal and Nation Boss, who will all perform on Night One (Friday night).
The list of Night One performers also include Third World, Big Mountain, as well as veterans The Abyssinians, Horace Andy, Papa Michigan, Pluto Shervington, Ernie Smith, Glen Washington, among others.
On Night Two, Stonebwoy is expected to join other Reggae/Dancehall stalwarts such as Beenie Man who will perform using his given Moses Davis, Capleton, Sanchez, Josie Wales, Iwayne and IOctane, Echo Minott and the Messenjah Luciano. The list of artistes also include Teejay, who will perform using his given name Timoy Jones, Chezidek and Ghananian artiste Stonebwoy.
Tony Rebel, recording artiste and event organiser, spoke about the inclusion of the multi-award winning Stonebwoy on the line-up.
“Stonebwoy has always been an advocate for a platform to bridge the gap between our Caribbean and African-linked roots. Over the years we have added performers from the continent, and Stonebwoy is an avid reggae fan and considers himself a reggae artiste. We believe that the Rebel Salute stage and audience is a perfect platform to showcase the mutual connection,” Tony Rebel said.
Also on the vintage list are Leroy Sibbles, Leroy Gibbon, George Nooks, Johnny Clarke, as well as a slew of young Reggae acts who are descendants of Jamaican stars, among them Christopher Ellis, son of the late Rocksteady singer Alton Ellis; Tony Rebel’s daughters Daviannah and Tanzi, among others.
The announcement that Rebel Salute, would return to its home base, the Grizzly’s Plantation Cove in St Ann, after a two-year absence, was made from as far back as August 2022. At the time Tony Rebel had promised that the January 2023 show would “be the most memorable yet” and would have a good line-up.
The festival has, over the years, featured other contemporary Reggae Acts such as Sizzla, Richie Spice, Queen Ifrica as well as Jesse Royal, Chronixx and Koffee, but the show has largely been predicated on bringing back many veterans from the 1960s, 70s and 80s.
(Source: AfrikanTrain.com)
