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Inside Bob Marley's posthumous empire

Bob Marley. (Courtesy)

Marley died in 1981 at the age of 36. He'd achieved a level of mainstream success unrivalled by other reggae acts, and he did so while challenging global capitalism and speaking to the oppressed.

This image, however, is fundamentally at odds with what has happened to Marley's name and likeness since his death.

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