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- 1 2 3 4 5 Larkin, Colin (1998) The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae, Virgin Books, ISBN 0-7535-0242-9, p. 301
- ↑ Bradley, Lloyd (2000) This is Reggae Music: The Story of Jamaica's Music, Grove Press, New York, ISBN 0-8021-3828-4, p. 450
