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- 1 2 3 Katz, David (1999) "Obituary: Pat Francis The sound of dub and Rastafarian praise in Jamaican", The Guardian , 26 June 1999
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- ↑ Roots Archives page for Mike Brooks' What a Gathering Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Roots Archives page for Goldmine Dub Archived 22 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (2004) "The Rough Guide To Reggae, 3rd edn.", Rough Guides, ISBN 1-84353-329-4
- ↑ Moskowitz, David Vlado (2006). Caribbean Popular Music: An Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313331589.
