13 Apr 2023

Genesis Publications is thrilled to announce the new bookstore edition re-release of what is widely hailed as the definitive Bob Marley book.

In 1975, after meeting Marley in London, Simon gained unique access to the Wailers, capturing intensely personal moments and events. Rebel Music presents over 400 photographs from Kate Simon's remarkable archive, most of which were published here for the first time.

'Kate Simon has always been one of my favourite photographers. She captures intimate moments that we have never seen.' - Cedella Marley

First released by Genesis Publications in 2004 as a signed limited edition of only 2,000 copies (which has long since been sold out) the book features some of Simon's most captivating images of Bob Marley and his closest collaborators in the reggae scene. On the eve of the 50th anniversary of Marley's first Island Records release, Catch a Fire, Genesis will publish a hardback bookstore edition re-release this Fall, offering fans the opportunity to once again view the hundreds of photographs that encapsulate this major tribute to one of the greatest musical legends in the world.

In 1975, Kate Simon photographed Bob Marley and the Wailers at the Lyceum in London, where the now-legendary live performance of 'No Woman No Cry' was recorded. Thereafter, they 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 portrait. Simon captured it all: photographs of the reggae greats of the late Seventies such as Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh; candid shots of The Wailers on the Exodus Tour 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 to his final resting place in Jamaica.