Product Description

In honor of the sixtieth anniversary of Bob Marley's birth, Soul Rebel presents for the first time David Burnett's extraordinary photographs of one of the most respected international musical artists of our time. On an assignment for Time magazine, Burnett first photographed Marley in Jamaica in 1976 and continued to document the reggae legend on tour and in performance throughout Europe during the spring of 1977. Burnett's award-winning talent, coupled with Marley's larger-than-life charisma, resulted in this extraordinary collection of previously unseen images. Also included are compelling images of Peter Tosh, Lee Scratch Perry, Burning Spear, Ross Michael, and many more. Along with Burnett's remarkable photographs, Soul Rebel features an essay by author Chris Salewicz, one of the leading writers on Jamaican music and culture, as well as a foreword by Editor Chris Murray. Soul Rebel is sure to be an invaluable book for music lovers everywhere.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1413421 in Books
• Published on: 2009-07-14
• Released on: 2009-07-14
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

About the Author
CHRIS SALEWICZ has been writing on popular culture for more than 20 years. He wrote Bob Marley: Songs of Freedom. Salewicz edited the booklet contained in the 4-CD box set Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music, and co-wrote the script for the 1999 movie Third World Cop, which broke Jamaican box office records.

CHRIS MURRAY is the founder and director of Govinda Gallery in Washington, D.C. For over 30 years, Murray has organized more than 200 exhibitions of many of the nation's leading artists. He has been involved in SHOTS: An American Photographer's Journal, 1967-1972 by David Fenton, Elvis at 21: New York to Memphis by Al Wertheimer, and Days of Hope and Dreams: An Intimate Portrait of Bruce Springsteen.

DAVID BURNETT launched his photographic career at Time Magazine in 1967. He covered the Vietnam War as a staff photographer for Life Magazine. In 1975, he co-founded Contact Press Images in New York. Traveling to more than 75 countries, Burnett has produced photographic essays for Time, Life, Fortune, The New Yorker, and The New York Times Sunday Magazine.