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- ↑ Anglin-Christie, Kavelle (2007) "Lovindeer puts love in his dear puns Archived 10 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine ", Jamaica Gleaner , 11 February 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2013
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- ↑ Thompson, Dave (2002) Reggae & Caribbean Music, Backbeat Books, ISBN 0-87930-655-6, p. 88
