| Joshua Abrams | Person | Male | United States | 5 | instrument |
| Christer Bothén | Person | Male | Sweden | | instrument (as “donso n'goini”), instrument (as “donso n'goni”), instrument, member of band |
| David Ornette Cherry | Person | Male | United States | | instrument |
| Don Cherry | Person | Male | United States | | instrument (as “Doussn'gouni”), instrument (as “donso n’goni”), instrument (as “dousson gouni”), instrument (as “dozongouni (african guitar)”), instrument (as “tambura”), instrument |
| Duguyé Coulibaly | Person | Male | Mali | | instrument (as “donso n'goni”) |
| Brehima Diakite | Person | | | | instrument (as “donso n'goni”) |
| Tom Diakité | Person | Male | Mali | | instrument (as “donzo n'goni”) |
| Tim Keiper | Person | Male | United States | | instrument (as “dusun’goni”), instrument, member of band |
| William Parker | Person | Male | United States | | instrument (as “6-string doson ngoni”), instrument (as “8-string doson ngoni”), instrument (as “donso n’goni”), instrument (as “doson ngoni”), instrument (as “dousn’gouni”), instrument (as “doussn’gouni”), instrument, member of band (as “6 and 8 string doson ngoni”), member of band |
| Adam Rudolph | Person | Male | United States | | instrument (as “dusun'goni”), instrument (as “dusu’ngoni”), instrument, member of band |
| Abdoulaye Sidibé | Person | Male | Mali | | instrument (as “donso n'goni”) |
| Foday Musa Suso | Person | Male | United States | | instrument, member of band |
| Tim Wolf | Person | Male | | | instrument |