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- 1 2 3 4 Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p.18
- ↑ Buro - Buro Archived 20 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Roots Archives
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