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- ↑ "Local Artist to Release New Album and Tour Australia" Gina Maka'a, Solomon Times, April 16, 2008
- ↑ "Dancers, musicians off to Melanesian summit", Solomon Star, May 22, 2008
- ↑ "Country profile: Solomon Islands", The Guardian, April 24, 2009
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