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- (in Italian) Giuseppe Distefano, La Sagra e il Fauno nero di Georges Momboye, Il Sole 24 Ore ()
- La Danse, Georges Momboye Company: Contemporary African and Hip Hop Dance
- (in Italian) Mondodanza, Georges Momboye