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- 1 2 "Muziekencyclopedie – Kaseko". www.muziekencyclopedie.nl (in Dutch).
- ↑ Seedo, Steven (5 November 2024). "Ronald Snijders doneert biografie Eddy Snijders aan instellingen". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Surinaamse artiesten brengen swingend eerbetoon aan Ewald Krolis". Waterkant (in Dutch). 26 July 2018.
