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- 1 2 Phil Johnson, "Songololo: the sound of freedom". The Globe and Mail , November 3, 1990.
- ↑ Elizabeth Aird, "Poet hears voices of laughter: Vancouver film-makers craft piece to honor art's fight against apartheid". Vancouver Sun , October 26, 1990.
- ↑ "Genie candidates announced". Edmonton Journal , October 10, 1991.
