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- 1 2 3 Roger Levesque, "Cuban-born Okan explores musical roots in Canada, Cam Neufeld traces Gypsy routes to the Far East". Edmonton Journal , January 16, 2020.
- ↑ Holly Gordon and Andrea Warner, "Here are the 2021 Juno Award winners". CBC Music, June 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Junos 2024: full list of winners". CBC Music, March 23, 2024.
- ↑ Melody Lau, "Alessia Cara and Tory Lanez lead the 2020 Juno nominations". CBC Music, January 28, 2019.
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