( L - R ) Tony Rebel, Queen Ifrica - file photos

When Rebel Salute 2009 unfolds at the Port Kaiser Sports Club in St Elizabeth, on Saturday, January 17, a remarkable array of Jamaican entertainers will come together to celebrate the best of Jamaican music.

With a commanding line-up of roots-dancehall artistes, Port Kaiser Sports Club will experience a baptism of fire as the 'Fire Man' Capleton, the 'Fyah Mumma' Queen Ifrica, I-Wayne, young deejay I-Octane, Chuck Fender and 'the Doctor' Beenie Man, performing as 'Ras Moses', blaze across the Rebel Salute stage.

Queen Ifrica, who has been a staple on Rebel Salute since 1999, emerged in 2007 as one of the young, powerful Rastafarian voices leading a new wave of conscious reggae music. Her album Fyah Mumma was an amazing success, and she is expected to delight with powerful singles such as Bad Man, Daddy, Black People and Ghetto Youths Rise.

The 'cool ruler' Gregory Isaacs, Luciano, Tarrus Riley, Sanchez, Morgan Heritage and Mykal Rose are epic performers and are expected to deliver spirited performances.

The women sing

This is while Lady G, Cherine Anderson, Althea Hewitt (formerly of Fourth Street sisters) and Trinidadian bombshell, Choc'Late, represent female crooners.

John Holt, Horace Andy, Errol Dunkley, Tinga Stewart, Cornel Campbell, Silvertones, Leroy Sibbles, Leroy Gibbons and the powerful Wailing Souls are undoubtedly legends of Jamaican music. Audiences around the world have been delighted with their smooth style and their poetic melodies continue to receive critical acclaim.

These artistes are expected to light up Rebel Salute 2009 with blazing performances only they and Rebel Salute can deliver.