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- The balafon (pronounced /ˈbæləfɒn/, or, by analogy with xylophone etc., /ˈbæləfoʊn/) is a gourd-resonated xylophone, a type of struck idiophone. It is...
- be used generally, to include all such instruments such as the marimba, balafon and even the semantron. However, in the orchestra, the term xylophone refers...
- koras, frappez les balafons" (Wolof: Yëngalleen kooraa yi, te jiin ndënd yi; English: "Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons") is the national...
- "percussionist" but the terms listed below often describe specialties: Balafonist: a balafon player. Bombisto: a bombo legüero player. Bongocero: someone who plays...
- drummers. The balafon is an instrument similar to the xylophone in Western countries. A member of the idiophone family of instruments, the balafon is used by...
- African religion. According to Fyle, Soumaoro was the inventor of the balafon and the dan (a four-string guitar used by the hunters and griots). After...
- "Ngoso" which has evolved into a kind of modern music accompanied by zanza, balafon, and various percussion instruments. Music for the Lela celebration Wax...
- Mamadou Diabaté (born 1973) is a Burkinabe musician mostly known for his balafon playing. He lives in Vienna, Austria and has toured internationally with...
- Gregory, Hugh. 1000 Great Guitarists: Rock, Jazz, Country, Funk ..., Balafon Books, 1994. la Blanc, Michael (ed.). Contemporary musicians, Vol. 5, Gale...
- combinations are more linked to specific ethnic groups: the Sara prefer whistles, balafons, harps and kodjo drums; and the Kanembu combine the sounds of drums with...