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- 1 2 3 Ben Waldman, "Jacob Brodovsky loves it here, and he's not sorry: Local singer-songwriter is unapologetic in his embrace of his home, and the artists who inspire him". Winnipeg Free Press , January 17, 2023.
- ↑ Calum Slingerland, "Here are the 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards Winners". Exclaim! , April 10, 2024.
- ↑ Maureen Scurfield, "Kakagi's Jacob Brodovsky". Winnipeg Free Press , September 25, 2017.
- ↑ Erin Lebar, "Winnipeg singer goes solo with new EP: Sixteen Years a preview of future releases for frontman of disbanded folk-rock group". Winnipeg Free Press , May 4, 2019.
- ↑ "8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in January 2023". Exclaim! , January 12, 2023.
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