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References
- ↑ Sting With Edin Karamazov Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ PBS: Songs from the Labyrinth - Sting and Edin Karamazov
- ↑ Sting & Edin Karamazov perform in February 2009 Archived 2010-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Sting on the solo album "The Lute is a song" of Edin Karamazov Archived 2011-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
