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INTERVIEWS

Alexander Mailis, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 28 April 2004

Berkeley "Peanuts" Taylor, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 24 February 2004

Carnetta Seymour , interview by author, tape recording,11 May 2004

Dennis Donaldson, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 06 February 2004

Dry Bread (Cyril Ferguson), interview by author, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, 25 April 2004

"Duke" Errol Strachan, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 09 March 2004

Eddie Minnis, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 27 March 2004

Edmund Moxey, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 15 February 2004

Edwin Apple Elliott, interview by author, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, 26 April 2004

Frank Penn, interview by author, tape and video recording, Freepor, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, 26 April 2004

Franklyn "Count Bernadino" Ellis, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 10 March 2004

Jay Mitchell, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 27 February 2004

John Chipman, interview by Yonell Justilien, tape recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 08 March 2004

"King" Eric Gibson, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 03 February 2004

Lou Adams Sr., interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 28 February 2004

Maureen DuV-alier, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 11 March 2004

Philip Burrows, interview by author, tape recording,11 May 2004

Ralph Munnings, interview by author, tape and video recording, Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, 25 & 26 April 2004

Raphael Munnings, interview by author, tape and video recording, Nassau, Bahamas, 02 March 2004

Ronnie Butler, interview by author, tape and video recording, 06 March 2004

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"RIPSAW MUSIC & OUR MUSICAL HERITAGE"
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"T-Connection", http://www.bingsoldskool.com/tconnection.html

"Waltz," Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2004
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"Eddie Minnis", http://www.afiwi.com

Elena Perez Sanjuro, 1986. La Historia de la Música Cubana. The Journal of Christopher Columbus. Accessed 10 January 2004. http://www.justsalsa.com/culture/areito/