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- ↑ "Biography of Dany Silva" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ Review at TimeOut Lisbon (TimeOut Lisboa), interview with Dany Silva (referring to their duo with Nancy Vieira in the album commemorating 40 years of his career) (in Portuguese), accessed 9 June 2017
- ↑ "Condecorados Dani Silva, Celina Pereira, Titina e investigadores lusos" (in Portuguese). Cape Verdean Embassy in Brazil. 14 December 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ↑ "Dany Silva, o homenageado da 7ª edição do Kriol Jazz". SAPO CV (in Portuguese). 8 May 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
