In 1976, while on assignment in Jamaica for Time
magazine, David Burnett photographed Bob Marley for the first time,
and Burnett became so entranced by Marley’s charisma that he
continued to document the reggae king throughout his groundbreaking
European “Exodus” tour. Burnett’s vision, coupled with Marley’s
larger-than-life charisma, resulted in an amazing collection of
images, only a handful of which appeared in the Time
article. The other photos — more than 200 in all — appear for the
first time in Soul Rebel. This stunning visual biography offers a
rare look at Marley’s personal life in Jamaica, as well as the
exodus from his home country that culminated in his tragic death in
1981. Though it focused on Marley, Burnett’s work also canvassed a
wide array of up-and-coming reggae talents, providing striking
early looks at Peter Tosh, Lee Scratch Perry, Burning Spear, and
Ras Michael. Compelling and incomparably candid, Soul Rebel
is a remarkable testament to the legacy of a legend.
關於作者:
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.