Ronald Snijders
Ronald Snijders is a musical pioneer and still one of the most influential musicians in Afro-Caribbean music.
He has produced twenty of his own CDs and records with his innovative compositions, in styles varying from North American jazz and fusion to new African Caribbean jazz. In 2001 Ronal Snijders was knighted into both the Dutch Order of Orange-Nassau as well as the Surinamese Order of the Yellow Star, due to his far-reaching gains towards uniting different cultures.