Originally published in 2004, Kate Simon’s iconic book Rebel Music: Bob Marley & Roots Reggae has been re-released by Genesis Publishers. With over 400 photographs and an introduction by Patti Smith, the new edition of Rebel Music includes exclusive pieces by Lenny Kravitz and Keith Richards, along with additional color photographs from Simon’s archive that were not included in the book’s first edition. In his foreword, Lenny Kravitz writes, “This collection of timeless photographs gives us an up close inside look at this uniquely complex man and brilliant iconic artist who forever changed the world. One love…”
Description: Rebel Music is a tribute to one of the greatest legends in world music, Bob Marley. In 1975, Kate Simon first photographed Bob Marley and the Wailers at the Lyceum in London, where the now-legendary live performance of ‘No Woman No Cry’ was recorded. They then collaborated throughout the Seventies, with Simon shooting some of the most intimate, enduring and emblematic images ever taken of Marley, including his iconic Kaya album cover.
Simon captured it all: portraits of the reggae greats of the Seventies, such as Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh; the Exodus Tour, on the road with Bob Marley and The Wailers as they performed across Europe; and the One Love Peace Concert, where Bob famously united Jamaica’s opposing political leaders. Ultimately, in 1981, Simon would ride with the funeral cortege from Kingston to St Ann and Bob Marley’s final resting place.
Rebel Music contains over 400 photographs from Simon’s archives, many published here for the first time. Introduced by Patti Smith, with a foreword by Lenny Kravitz and afterword by Keith Richards, a cast of 24 contributors join Simon in sharing the stories behind the images, including ex-Wailers guitarist Junior Marvin and bass player and band leader Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett; musicians such as Junior Delgado, Steve Jordan, Paul Simonon and Bruce Springsteen; filmmaker Don Letts and producer Danny Sims; and Island Records founder, Chris Blackwell.
For more information, see https://www.genesis-publications.com/book/1905662823/rebel-music-bob-marley-roots-reggae-publishers-copies and https://www.amazon.com/Rebel-Music-Marley-Roots-Reggae/dp/1905662823
See review at https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/g45971277/photographer-kate-simon-bob-marley
Originally published in 2004, Kate Simon’s iconic book Rebel Music: Bob Marley & Roots Reggae has been re-released by Genesis Publishers. With over 400 photographs and an introduction by Patti Smith, the new edition of Rebel Music includes exclusive pieces by Lenny Kravitz and Keith Richards, along with additional color photographs from Simon’s archive that were
