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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 250-251
- ↑ Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, p. 343
- ↑ Cynthia Richards Archived 27 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine at Roots Archives
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