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In a world where the international market for cultural goods is larger than the markets for steel, automobiles, or textiles, the Caribbean is developing market driven frameworks to exploit the region\\u2019s cultural and creative industries in recognition of the vital role they play in economic growth, providing a competitive advantage, and supporting diplomacy.\\xa0 Reggae, a musical genre birthed in the 60s in Jamaica, is credited for putting the country, if not the region, on the map by the genre\\u2019s iconoclast, Bob Marley. We sit down with Cindy Breakspeare, Bob Marley\\u2019s ex and mother of his youngest son, Damian Marley, himself a prominent artist, to discuss her life as an artist, what Reggae music has and continues to mean to the Caribbean, and its influence on the world.\\xa0 Cindy shares intimate remembrances of Bob and how he continues to impact her life almost 40 years after his death.\\xa0