- The
balafon (pronounced /ˈbæləfɒn/, or, by
analogy with
xylophone etc., /ˈbæləfoʊn/) is a gourd-resonated xylophone, a type of
struck idiophone. It is...
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known as "Pincez tous vos koras,
frappez les
balafons" (English: "Everyone
strum your koras,
strike the
balafons"), is the
national anthem of Senegal. It...
- 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...
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other techniques.
Gourds are also used in instruments. For example, the
Balafon, a West-African
percussion instrument, is a
xylophone that has
gourds attached...
- 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...
- it is also
similar to
instruments that
exist in West
Africa such as the
balafon of the
Mandinka people,
known as gyil
among the Gur
peoples in and around...
- "percussionist" but the
terms listed below often describe specialties: Balafonist: a
balafon player. Bombisto: a
bombo legüero player. Bongocero:
someone who plays...
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Mamadou Diabaté (born 1973) is a
Burkinabe musician mostly known for his
balafon playing. He
lives in Vienna,
Austria and has
toured internationally with...
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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...
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