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- ↑ Hayward, Philip (2016). Sound Alliances: Indigenous Peoples, Cultural Politics, and Popular Music in the Pacific. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 9781474289870.
- ↑ World Music: Latin & North America, Caribbean, India, Asia and Pacific . Rough Guides. 1999. p. 17. ISBN 9781858286365.
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- ↑ Layland, Penelope (5 July 1996), "Life's meatier problems", Canberra Times
- ↑ "ARIA Awards Best Indigenous Release". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 4 April 2017.