Kabaka Pyramid is taking his first chapter back on the road, and the road ends on another island.

The Grammy winning Jamaican reggae artist has announced the Rebel Music US Tour, opening November 4 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and closing in Hawaii with Wailuku on November 27 and Hilo on November 28, according to DancehallMag. Kaboom Magazine also reported the tour, describing a 20 date run across the United States.

Between those ends, the routing moves through North Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, California and Oregon, according to DancehallMag.

Fifteen years of Rebel Music

The tour marks 15 years since Rebel Music, the project that first put Kabaka’s mix of roots reggae, dancehall and hip hop lyricism in front of a wider audience, according to DancehallMag.

He returned to that chapter in August 2026 with The Lyrics Tape edition of Rebel Music, putting the original songs and their themes back in the spotlight, according to DancehallMag and Kaboom Magazine.

The shows will not be a straight anniversary replay. The tour pulls from across his whole catalogue, pairing Rebel Music material with fan favourites and songs from later in his career, according to DancehallMag.

The Grammy chapter the new fans know

Many in the American audience found Kabaka through a later record. His 2022 album The Kalling, executive produced by Damian Marley, won Best Reggae Album at the Grammy Awards in February 2023, according to DancehallMag.

Born Keron Salmon in Kingston, Kabaka built his name on sharp writing and social commentary as much as on musicianship, and that pen is the thread from Rebel Music to The Kalling, according to DancehallMag.

Why the routing matters for the diaspora

Alongside expected stops like California and Texas, the tour leans into Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Oregon, places where Jamaican culture reaches smaller but devoted audiences, according to DancehallMag.

The Hawaii close is its own statement. Reggae has long had a devoted following in Hawaii, and a Jamaican headliner ending a mainland run with island dates underlines how far the music’s map now stretches, according to DancehallMag.

Venue details and full city listings are expected to circulate as the November 4 opener gets closer, according to DancehallMag. Maria Jackson 27 Magazine, listing the tour, pointed readers to the artist’s own tour page for the complete schedule.

For the diaspora, this is the practical kind of culture news: dates on the calendar, cities within reach, and a Kingston lyricist carrying Rebel Music into rooms across America.

Photo credit: Kabaka Pyramid on stage, via RiddimsWorld.