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- ↑ "Beyond the Blue, by Brain Damage meets Big Youth". Brain Damage. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ↑ "Brain Damage's unexpected tribute to Big Youth on new album". PAM - Pan African Music. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ↑ Department, World Music Central News (27 May 2023). "Groundation and Brain Damage Collaborate for a Reinvented Reggae Experience on "Dreaming From An Iron Gate" | World Music Central" . Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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