1:  Linton Kwesi Johnson, http.://www.cri.cipnet.de/lkj-pat.htm<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

2:  “Sunny’s Lettah”, Linton Kwesi Johnson, LP “Forces of Victory, 1979; taken

      from “Worte wie Feuer”, Stasa Bader, p.184;

3:  examples from “Kauderwelsch  Band 59 – Patois für Jamaica”, p. 42

4:  A grammar of present- day English, p.19

5:  Bob Marley, Africa Unite, CD Natural Mystic, compare p.11/17

6:  Bob Marley, Easy skanking, CD Natural Mystic;

7:  Third World: Tuff mi tuff, CD Generation coming, 1999;

8:  Bob Marley, Rastaman live up!, CD Confrontation, 1983

9:  Bob Marley, 400 years

10: Burning Spear, Appointment with His Majesty, CD Appointment with His 

       majesty, 1997

11: Rastafari- Roots and Ideology, Barry Chevannes, p. 103

12: Bob Marley, June 1976; taken from Bob Marley, Chris Welch, p. 26

13: Peter Tosh, In my song, CD Bush Doctor; 1978;

14: Bob Marley, War, CD Natural Mystic

15: Big Youth, Keep your Dread, 1976, taken from Worte wie Feuer, Stasa  

      Bader, p.156

16: Linton Kwesi Johnson, The politics of the lyrics of Reggae music, p. 364

Special thanks to Mr. Johnson, who sent the essay to me!

17: Bob Marley, Africa Unite, CD Natural Mystic;

18: compare Reggae- Lexikon, Rainer Bratfisch, p.126

19: Culture, Legalization, Dread Beat and Rhythm, Vol.3

20: Bob Marley, So much trouble in the world, CD Natural Mystic

21: Bob Marley, Jump Nyabinghi, CD Confrontation, 1983

22: Diana, The Heptones

23: Eek A mouse, Wa do dem, 1981, taken from Worte wie Feuer, Stasa Bader, 

      p. 142

24: Linton Kwesi Johnson, The politics of the lyrics of Reggae music, p. 368

25: Flic Wilson, Free education for all, 1973

26: Bob Marley, No woman, no cry, CD Natty Dread;

27: Israel Vibration (L. Bulgin), Violence in the streets, CD Jericho

28: Oku Onuora, Dread times, LP Echoes, 1983, taken from Worte wie Feuer, S.

      Bader, p. 174

29: Linton Kwesi Johnson, License fi kill, CD More time, 1998

30: compare  Rainer Bratfisch, Reggae Lexikon, p. 15

31: Reggae- the rough guide, p. 231

32: Yellowman, Medley, taken from Worte wie Feuer, Stasa Bader, p. 164

33: Capelton, Hang them up