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- ↑ Ekwueme, Lazarus Nnanyelu (1973). "African Music in Christian Liturgy: The Igbo Experiment". African Music. 5 (3): 12–33. doi:10.21504/amj.v5i3.1655. ISSN 0065-4019. JSTOR 30249968.
- ↑ Ekwueme, Lazarus Nnanyelu (1973). "African Music in Christian Liturgy: The Igbo Experiment". African Music. 5 (3): 12–33. doi:10.21504/amj.v5i3.1655. ISSN 0065-4019. JSTOR 30249968.
- ↑ "The Facts About Igbo Gospel Music - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ "THE EFFICACY OF GOSPEL MUSIC IN THE UNITY CHURCH, NIGERIA. Udensi, Johnson Kalu - PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ↑ Ekwueme, Lazarus Nnanyelu (1973). "African Music in Christian Liturgy: The Igbo Experiment". African Music. 5 (3): 12–33. doi:10.21504/amj.v5i3.1655. ISSN 0065-4019. JSTOR 30249968.
- ↑ Achebe, Chinua (1996). Things Fall Apart. Heinemann. ISBN 978-0-435-90525-5.
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