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- 1 2 Patricia Ann Matusky; Sooi Beng Tan (2004). The Music of Malaysia . Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 298–. ISBN 978-0-7546-0831-8 . Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ↑ Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof (2004). The Encyclopedia of Malaysia: Performing arts. Archipelago Press. p. 71. Retrieved 24 October 2012. - Called kereb or krem among the Senoi]