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- ↑ Morales, Ed (2003). The Latin Beat: the rhythms and roots of Latin music from bossa nova to salsa and beyond . Da Capo Press. pp. 254–255. ISBN 0306810182.
- ↑ "If it sounds familiar . . .: Philip Sweeney on the links between roots music and advertising". The Independent . 9 July 1992. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
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