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- Edmond Dédé
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- Ludovic Lamothe
- Ignatius Sancho
- José Silvestre White Lafitte
- Robert Nathaniel Dett
- Vincente Lusitano
An English composer, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor has a Wikipedia entry.
We have a few (not nearly enough) recordings on Amazon:
He was a prolific composer, again surmounting incredible odds, and was often referred to as “The African Mahler.”
There is a collection of Coleridge-Taylor’s scores in IMSLP, which does not include the recently-discovered and performed Thelma.
I encourage everyone to read this inspiring article on Lenny Henry, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and classical music!