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- ↑ "'n Gesprek Met Dirk Ace (Deel 1 van 2) – Ep. 8 WAT Podcast" . Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- 1 2 Hopkins, Pat (2006). Voëlvry: the movement that rocked South Africa. Cape Town: Zebra Press. p. 151.
- ↑ "Artists: Koos". Shifty Records. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Waar is die alternatiewe Afrikaners 'n dekade na Boereblues en Voëlvry" . Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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