- 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...
-
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...
- "percussionist" but the
terms listed below often describe specialties: Balafonist: a
balafon player. Bombisto: a
bombo legüero player. Bongocero:
someone who plays...
- "Ngoso"
which has
evolved into a kind of
modern music accompanied by zanza,
balafon, and
various percussion instruments.
Music for the Lela
celebration Wax...
- 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...
-
strip of foam
rubber to
produce the music's
characteristic balafon-like thunk. (The
balafon is a marimba-like
instrument that is
widely used in African...
-
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...
-
Geoff (1997). The Drum Book: The
History of the Rock Drum Kit. London:
Balafon Books. pp. 8–12. ISBN 0879304766. Cohan, Jon (1995). Star sets: Drum Kits...
