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- ↑ "Fire pon UWI, Anthony B speaks in Reggae Studies lecture series", Jamaica Observer , 4 December 2002
- ↑ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) The Rough Guide to Reggae, 3rd edn., Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4, p. 373
- ↑ Campbell, Howard (2007) "Anthony B looks for long 'Life of a Ras'", Jamaica Gleaner , 16 September 2007
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