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- ↑ Anderson, Rick "Coming Home Review", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 30 December 2009
- ↑ Nickson, Chris "From Rasta To You Review", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 30 December 2009
- ↑ "ReggaeReviews: Ras Shiloh", ReggaeReviews.com, retrieved 30 December 2009
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