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Phil Cohran
American trumpeter
1
Ralph White
singer-songwriter
2
Stan Tracey
British pianist
3
Monk Montgomery
American jazz bassist
4
Hugh Masekela
South African jazz trumpeter
5
Ephat Mujuru
Zimbabwean musicians
6
Njacko Backo
Cameroonian musician
7
Don Cherry
American jazz trumpeter
8
The Mills Brothers
American jazz and pop vocal quartet
9
Miriam Makeba
South African singer and civil rights activist
10
Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky
German brothers pianist duo
11
Ahmad Jamal
American jazz pianist
12
Melba Liston
American jazz trombonist, musical arranger, and composer
13
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
14
Nat Adderley
American recording artist; jazz cornet and trumpet player
15
Ludwig Göransson
Swedish composer
16
Emil Richards
American musician
17
Mongo Santamaría
Cuban musician
18
Buddy Holly
American singer-songwriter
19
Johnny Horton
American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, songwriter
20
Sidney Bechet
American jazz musician
21
Abdullah Ibrahim
South African pianist and composer
22
Amiina
Icelandic band
23
Art Ensemble of Chicago
American avant-garde group
24
George Lewis
composer, electronic performer, installation artist, trombone player, and scholar
