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- ↑ Sonidos de las Americas: Cuba – Artists and composers. http://www.americancomposers.org/cubabios.htm#VALERA
- ↑ Orovio, Helio. Cuban music from A to Z. Tumi Music Ltd. Bath, UK. 2004. P.222.
