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Hugh Masekela
South African jazz trumpeter
1
Alpha Blondy
Ivorian reggae singer
2
Abdullah Ibrahim
South African pianist and composer
3
Dudu Pukwana
South African musician
4
Danny Red
British reggae singer
5
Johnny Clegg
South African musician, anthropologist and anti-apartheid icon
6
Luciano
Jamaican second-generation roots reggae artist and poet
7
Eddy Grant
Guyana born British reggae musician
8
Majek Fashek
Nigerian musician
9
Juluka
band
10
Burning Spear
Jamaican roots reggae musician
11
Jeremy Taylor
British singer
12
Todd Matshikiza
South African musician and journalist
13
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican musician, singer and actor
14
Mikey Dread
Jamaican musician, record producer, and broadcaster
15
Collie Buddz
Bermudian musician
16
Prophets of Da City
17
Steel Pulse
reggae band from Birmingham, England
18
Patoranking
Nigerian musician
19
Nneka
Nigerian-German hip hop/soul singer and songwriter
20
Miriam Makeba
South African singer and civil rights activist
21
Buju Banton
Jamaican musician
22
Peter Tosh
Jamaican reggae singer and musician
23
Hennie Bekker
Zambian-Canadian composer and musician
24
Brenda Fassie
South African pop singer
25
Edi Fitzroy
Jamaican musician
26
Gyptian
Jamaican reggae singer
27
K’naan Warsame
Somali-Canadian musician
28
Gregory Isaacs
Jamaican singer
29
Horace Andy
musician
30
Capleton
Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist
31
Sugar Minott
Jamaican musician
32
Bob Marley
Jamaican singer, songwriter and musician
33
Vusi Mahlasela
South African musician
34
Damian Marley
Jamaican singer
35
Yvonne Ntombizodwa Machaka
South African musician
36
Jah Roots
musical artist
37
Aura Lewis
South African musician
38
Shaggy
Jamaican reggae musician and former U.S. Marine
39
Alborosie
Italian-Jamaican musician, singer, record producer and beatmaker
40
Sean Kingston
Jamaican-American singer
41
Finley Quaye
Scottish musician, singer, recording artist
42
Warrick Sony
Composer, producer, performer, and sound designer.
43
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Jamaican reggae producer
44
Mutabaruka
Jamaican dub poet
45
Toots and the Maytals
Jamaican ska/rocksteady band
46
The Skatalites
Jamaican ska band
