26 December 2023

REBEL MUSIC: BOB MARLEY & ROOTS REGGAE is brand new photo book with rare shots
of reggae trailblazer BOB MARLEY taken by American photographer KATE SIMON

You can purchase a copy HERE.

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.

Bob Marley: Bio – Discography – Instagram
Kate Simon: Website – Instagram