In this episode I speak with Ms. Glenda-Rose Layne on the importance of retaining cultural identity. With a concentration on the paper titled Honouring Caribbean Folk Cultures: A Personal Reflection. Bio: Glenda-Rose Layne is a professional Storyteller, actress, director, playwright and a performing artist, a Cultural Researcher, and an Academic; she holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Arts and Cultural Enterprise Management, a Master of Arts in Carnival Studies and is presently a PhD Candidate at the University of Trinidad and Tobago (UTT), Ms Layne is a Certified Theatre in Education Drama in Education Practitioner and a Researcher with a specific focus on the indigenous and Traditional Arts of the Caribbean. She is the holder of three Gold Medals, one Bronze, one Industry award for Acting and Spokes model at the World Championship of the Performing Arts Hollywood California. In her capacity as a Researcher and Academic; she has presented at various international conferences and has published works; she is presently the National Ambassador for Trinidad and Tobago for the European Association of Social Anthropology - Applied Anthropology Network (EASA-AAN) Article: https://doi.org/10.18733/cpi29506 Links: https://www.feelingdigital.org/layne   Follow: Twitter: @eppinghall Instagram: @berkshirehalleppingpress Workbook https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/wendy-aris/genealogy-workbook/paperback/product-88wyv4.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Theme Music "Africa" is modern ethnic track with fresh chords, African vocal, orchestra. License Creative Commons Attribution license (reuse allowed) Blank Cookbook: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B096M1LC92     #caribbean #caribbeanculture #history