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- ↑ Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana, Volumes 7-9. 2003. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ↑ Broughton, Simon; Ellingham, Mark; Lusk, Jon; Antony Clark, Duncan (2006). The Rough Guide to World Music: Africa & Middle East. Rough Guides. p. 133. ISBN 1843535513 . Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ↑ CHARRY, Eric (23 October 2012). Hip Hop Africa: New African Music in a Globalizing World. Indiana University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0253005823 . Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ "Nakorex did not split because of my divorce - Amanzeba". GhanaWeb. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ↑ "VGMA20: I impressed upon 'feuding' Akosua Agyapong, Rex Omar to come together - Amandzeba". My News GH via Ghanaweb.com. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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