Choose three musicians from each instrument category.  Try to find a video of them playing their instrument.  The above link to Cumbancha is extremely interesting.

Ngoni

1. •Banzumana Sissoko
   

2. •Cheick Hamala Diabate
   

3. •Issa Bagayogo
   

4. •Moriba Koïta
   

5. •Bassekou Kouyate
   

6. •Andra Kouyaté
   

7. •Baba Sissoko
   

8. •Mamadou Kouyate, player of the little-known bass ngoni, appeared at The 2013 Proms
   

Balafon

Famous balafon players have included:

1. •Aly Keita, Aly Keita and the Magic Balaphone, Malian Balaphone Player
   

2. •El Hadj Djeli Sory Kouyaté,
   

3. •N'Faly Kouyate of the Afro Celt Sound System
   

4. •Modibo Diabaté, from Mali.
   

5. •Kélétigui Diabaté, playing for Habib Koité's Bamada group,
   

6. •Rokia Traoré, Malian singer, guitarist, and band leader.
   

7. •Yaya Diallo,
   

8. •Kimi Djabate, Bissau-Guinean musician
   

9. •Mory Kanté, early in his career,
   

10. •Dave Mann, jazz percussionist, played with the Dave Brubeck Group
    

11. •Neba Solo (Senufo balafon group, led by Souleymane Traoré) from Sikasso,
    

12. •Bill Summers, American jazz musician, performing with Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and Los Hombres Calientes,
    

13. •Pharoah Sanders, American jazz musician,
    

14. •Lonnie Liston Smith, American jazz musician,
    

15. •Lawrence Killian, American jazz musician,
    

16. •Stefon Harris, American jazz musician,
    

17. •Richard Bona, Cameroonian jazz musician,
    

18. •Mama Ohandja, Cameroonian composer and performer,
    

19. •Lassana Diabaté, Malian musician known for work with Toumani Diabaté's Symmetric Orchestra and Afrocubism
    

20. •Djiguiya, percussion band from Burkina Faso
    

21. •Balla Kouyate, from Mali, who plays with Oran Etkin
    

22. •Other Burkina-based balafon ensembles include:
    

1. •Saramaya,
   

2. •Les Freres Coulibaly,
   

3. •Djeli-Kan,
   

4. •Adama Dramé,
   

5. •le Troupe Saaba,
   

6. •Mahama Konaté of Farafina
   

23. •Momo Werner Wevers, German balafon player, plays solo and with the "Ensemble M.Pahiya" (balafon and classical guitar)
    

24. •Danny Elfman of Oingo Boingo
    

25. •Dominic Howard of Muse used a balafon for Screenager on the band's second album, Origin of Symmetry.
    

KORA

1. •Toumani Diabaté (Mali)[17]
   

2. •Carlinhos Antunes (Brazil)
   

3. •Sidiki Diabaté (Mali)
   

4. •Mamadou Sidiki Diabaté (Mali)
   

5. •Amadou Bansang Jobarteh (Gambia)
   

6. •Foday Musa Suso (Gambia), recorded with Herbie Hancock
   

7. •Jali Nyama Suso (Gambia)
   

8. •Ablaye Cissoko (Senegal)[18][19]
   

9. •Lamine Cissokho (Senegal, Sweden, Austria)
   

10. •Lamin Kuyateh (Gambia)
    

11. •Tasana Camara (Guinea)[20]
    

12. •Lankandia Cissoko (Senegal)[21]
    

13. •Zoumana Diarra (Mali)[22]
    

14. •Mamadou Diabaté (Mali)
    

15. •Djeli Moussa Diawara also known as Jali Musa Jawara (Guinea, now playing a 32-stringed Kora)
    

16. •Tunde Jegede (Nigeria/United Kingdom)
    

17. •Sona Jobarteh (Gambia/United Kingdom, female kora player)
    

18. •Sanjally Jobarteh (Gambia/Norway)
    

19. •Seckou Keita (United Kingdom)[23]
    

20. •Bai Konte (Gambia)
    

21. •Djimo Kouyate (Senegal, 1946–2004)
    

22. •Kadialy Kouyaté (Senegal/UK)
    

23. •Kandia Kouyaté (Mali)
    

24. •Moussa Kouyate (Mali)
    

25. •N'Faly Kouyate (Guinea)
    

26. •Toumany Kouyate (Senegal) - singer and musician for O (Cirque du Soleil) in Las Vegas.
    

27. •Jaliba Kuyateh (Gambia)
    

28. •Ida Verstraten (Netherlands)[24]
    

29. •Jacques Burtin (France)[25]
    

30. •Kurtis Lamkin (United States)
    

31. •Brother Dominique Catta (France, Senegal)[26]
    

32. •Chris Marolf (United States)
    

33. •Kane Mathis (United States)[27]
    

34. •Alagi Mbye (Gambia)[28]
    

35. •William Parker (United States)
    

36. •Justin Perkins (United States)
    

37. •Gabriel Bass (United States)
    

38. •Lamin Saho (Gambia)[29]
    

39. •Ballaké Sissoko (Mali)
    

40. •Mansour Seck (Senegal)
    

41. •Youssoupha Sidibe (Senegal)
    

42. •Yerko Fuenzalida (Chile)[30]
    

43. •Mamadou Susso (Gambia)
    

44. •Papa Susso (Gambia)
    

45. •Daniel Berkman (United States)[31]
    

46. •Yann Tambour (as Thee Stranded Horse, Isle of Sark)[32]
    

47. •David Gilden (United States)[33]
    

48. •John Hughes (United States)[34]
    

Djembe

1. •Bolokada Conde (Guinea)
   

2. •Soungalo Coulibaly (Mali)
   

3. •Abdoulaye Diakite (Senegal)
   

4. •Yamadu Bani Dunbia (Mali)
   

5. •Mamady Keïta (Guinea)
   

6. •Famoudou Konaté (Guinea)
   

7. •Drissa Kone (Mali)