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Type of wooden xylophone originating in Mali
The balafon (pronounced /ˈbæləfɒn/, or, by analogy with xylophone etc., /ˈbæləfoʊn/) is a gourd-resonated xylophone, a type of struck idiophone. It is
Balafon
Wooden keyboard percussion instrument
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
Xylophone
National anthem of Senegal
koras, frappez les balafons" (Wolof: Yëngalleen kooraa yi, te jiin ndënd yi; English: "Everyone strum your koras, strike the balafons") is the national
Le_Lion_rouge
West African musician
Traoré, a musician based in Mali, West Africa. Neba Solo plays a kind of balafon, a marimba with wooden keys mounted on a wooden frame and attached to resonating
Neba_Solo
Musical artist
Mamadou Diabaté (born 1973) is a Burkinabe musician mostly known for his balafon playing. He lives in Vienna, Austria and has toured internationally with
Mamadou Diabaté (Burkinabe musician)
Mamadou_Diabaté_(Burkinabe_musician)
Founder and first ruler of the Mali Empire
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
Sundiata_Keita
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
Music_of_West_Africa
King of the Sosso people
arrowhead. In the Epic of Sundiata, Soumaoro Kanté is described as owning a balafon with magical powers, which is stolen by Sundiata Keita's djeli, Balafasseke
Soumaoro_Kanté
Country in Central Africa
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
Chad
American rock musician (born 1964)
Gregory, Hugh. 1000 Great Guitarists: Rock, Jazz, Country, Funk ..., Balafon Books, 1994. la Blanc, Michael (ed.). Contemporary musicians, Vol. 5, Gale
Lenny_Kravitz
Type of musical instrument that produces a sound by being hit
"percussionist" but the terms listed below often describe specialties: Balafonist: a balafon player. Bombisto: a bombo legüero player. Bongocero: someone who plays
Percussion_instrument
Type of fruit
in 2013. Just one example of a musical instrument is the West African Balafon, a xylophone that has gourds attached to the bottom of each note for resonance
Gourd
Musical artist
sings jazz standards and composes original works on piano, kamalen n'goni, balafon, and percussion. Heather produces and hosts the radio and TV program Music
Heather_Maxwell
instruments The underside of SK Kakraba the Gyile Instrument The gyile keys Balafon Stone, Ruth M. (2010). The Garland Handbook of African Music. Routledge
Gyile
Wooden keyboard percussion instrument
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
Marimba
Species of bottle gourd plant
send them to the next life. They also serve as resonators underneath the balafon (West African marimba). The calabash is also used in making the shegureh
Calabash
Cameroonian singer (born 1989)
numerous awards, including Song of the Year and Best Female Vocal at the Balafon Music Awards in 2017. In 2017, she embarked on her first African tour,
Daphne_(singer)
"Ngoso" which has evolved into a kind of modern music accompanied by zanza, balafon, and various percussion instruments. Music for the Lela celebration Wax
Music_of_Cameroon
Musical artist
ShowBook (in French). 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2021-11-02. "Balafon Music Awards — BMA". Balafon Music Awards (in French). Retrieved 2026-03-06. Media related
Mimie
Musical instrument consisting of a collection of percussion instruments
Geoff (1997). The Drum Book: The History of the Rock Drum Kit. London: Balafon Books. pp. 8–12. ISBN 0879304766. Pinksterboer, Hugo (1992). The Cymbal
Drum_kit
Culture preserved through speech or song
with a musical instrument, as the Epic of Sundiata is accompanied by the balafon, or as the kora accompanies other traditions. In modern times, some griots
Oral_tradition
Bissau-Guinean musician
interest in music started at the age of three when he started playing the balafon, the African xylophone, quickly learning other traditional instruments
Kimi_Djabaté
1971 studio album by Pharoah Sanders
tracks. Sanders plays tenor and soprano saxophones, alto flute, koto, balafon, various percussion instruments, and a cow horn on the album. Thembi was
Thembi
Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, in June 1977. The musicians performed on the koru, hallam, and balafon.
The_Gambia
Country in Central Africa
performance. Gabonese traditional instruments include the ngombi harp, balafon, drums, rattles, horns and a variety of stringed instruments. Regional
Gabon
Malian musician (1931–2012)
2012) was a Malian musician, described as an "undisputed master" of the balafon, and as "one of the greatest figures in Malian contemporary music". Diabaté
Kélétigui_Diabaté
Cameroonian singer (born 1990)
stations in and out of Cameroon. In 2016, he received three awards at the Balafon Music Awards 2016 edition in Song of the Year, Revelation of the Year,
Mr._Leo
Storyteller, singer, or musician of oral tradition in West Africa
families. Males are often associated with instruments such as the kora, balafon, or ngoni, while females are often restricted to vocal performance and
Griot
Slovenian musical group
chimes, balafon), Ana Kravanja (violin, viola, ribab, kalimba, bendir, balafon) and Samo Kutin (ukulele, kalimba, tamburica, harps, balafon, sound objects)
Širom
Ivorian musician
and Tunisian musicians, who accompany her with the guitar, sanza, the balafon, the calebasse and bongos. Due to the civil war, she moved to France in
Dobet_Gnahoré
Musical artist
join the Afro Celt Sound System providing vocals, playing the kora, and balafon, collaborating with the others in the band to compose songs that blended
N'Faly_Kouyate
Malian musician (born 1958)
supergroup of West African musicians, which included Kélétigui Diabaté on balafon. Coming from a noble lineage of Khassonké griots, Koité is known for developing
Habib_Koité
Malian musical group
constituted of three members: Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté (vocals), Lassana Diabaté (balafon) and Mamadou Kouyaté (ngoni). Hawa is the daughter of a griot Kassé Mady
Trio_Da_Kali
Music genre in which the synthesizer is the main instrument
Pearson Prentice Hall Trynka, Paul; Bacon, Tony, eds. (1996). Rock Hardware. Balafon Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-428-7. Synth-pop at Wikipedia's sister projects
Synth-pop
Burkina Faso musician
griot from Burkina Faso. He is best known for his appearance (studying balafon at age 4) in the Taali Laafi Rosselini documentary film Great Great Grandparents
Dramane_Koné
Western Mande language of Burkina Faso
complex speech replacement system, which is implemented on the Sambla balafon, where the words of the Sambla language are translated into music, similar
Sembla_language
1979 live album by Jerome Cooper
cymbal, drums, and tom tom. Writer John Szwed commented: "Cooper added a balafon and horns to his kit... so that he could play like an old-time one-man
The Unpredictability of Predictability
The_Unpredictability_of_Predictability
Music genre from Cameroon
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
Bikutsi
Senegalese singer and guitarist (born 1953)
of the kora and the ngoni are different from the talking drum and the balafon, or the sabar and the djembe. The kora and ngoni are closer to human beings
Baaba_Maal
Musical artist
album features her singing and playing the kamele n'goni, accompanied by balafon and flute. It has been released on Honest Jon's, a record label run by
Ko_Kan_Ko_Sata
instruments include the ngoni, a distant relative of the banjo, and the balafon. Famous balafon players include El Hadj Djeli Sory Kouyaté and, early in his career
Music_of_Guinea
Percussion instrument
Geoff (1997). The Drum Book: The History of the Rock Drum Kit. London: Balafon Books. pp. 8–12. ISBN 0879304766. Fleet & Winter 2014, p. 294. "Audio Graffiti:
Hi-hat
Capital and largest city of the Central African Republic
stools, pottery, musical instruments, tanned skins, and wood products. The balafon, similar to a xylophone, is made out of the horns of animals. Innovative
Bangui
Traditional West African guitar
America after enslaved Mandé were brought there. Battuta also reported the balafon. A book written by English musician Ramon Goose about the ngoni describes
Ngoni_(instrument)
Ethnic group in the Sahel and West Africa
the region such as the beautiful West African harp, the kora, and the balafon. Entertainment is the role of certain casts. The performance of music is
Fula_people
Spherical hand drum used in West Africa
sizes, some quite large. The instrument is often used to accompany the balafon. The bara has been used in the music of the Malian musicians Yaya Diallo
Bara_(drum)
Congolese musician (born 1949)
Belinga (saxophone), and Jerry Manga (trumpet). Produced by Productions Balafon and distributed by WEA West Africa (Warner–Elektra–Atlantic), Africa Now
Souzy_Kasseya
Malian band formed in 1970
African and western drums, and local instruments such as the kora and the balafon. At their height of fame in the 1970s, the Rail Band played to sold-out
Rail_Band
seeds, leaves and fruits. Cultural practices and expressions linked to Balafon and Kolintang in Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Indonesia + 2024
List of Intangible Cultural Heritage elements in Indonesia
List_of_Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_elements_in_Indonesia
Cameroonian singer
"Akubai – Tchapeusi (Le jour du jugement) Lyrics | Kamerlyrics". kamerlyrics.net. Retrieved 2023-08-22. "2021 Balafon music awards nominés". boomplay.com.
AkuBai
American guitarist and singer (1951–1997)
sources Gregory, Hugh. 1000 Great Guitarists. Rock, Jazz, Country, Funk ..., Balafon Books, 1994. Larkin, Colin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 3rd edition
Randy_California
African musical group
Kouyaté on kora, plus guests Manuel Marchès (double bass), Adama Conde (balafon), Boris Caicedo (percussion), Woz Kaly (vocals) and Hervé Morisot (guitar)
Kora_Jazz_Trio
American drummer
to West Africa have contributed to his unique approach to playing the balafon, and to his depth of knowledge regarding African and American musical traditions
Tony_Vacca
1994 studio album by David Byrne
David Byrne – vocals, guitar, synthesizer (1), clavinet (10), bells (2), balafon (2), lap steel guitar (4) Mark Edwards – drones Bebel Gilberto – background
David_Byrne_(album)
Ghanaian pilot
Aviation man of the Year in West Africa during the 2019 edition of the Balafon Awards. Online, Peace FM. "Meet Captain Solomon Quainoo - The Ghanaian
Solomon_Quainoo
2006 Mozambican film
(2006) Best fiction film at CINEPORT, Brazil (2006) Best Video at XVI Balafon Film Festival, Italy (2006) Best Fiction at 33.ª Jornada Internacional
The_Great_Bazaar
2007 Kenyan film
directed by Bob Nyanja, set in Kenya in English language. It was shown at Balafon Film Festival in Bari and at the 28º Festival di Cinema Africano di Verona
Malooned!
2014 classical recording
Sala – imzad Jeff Wootton – guitar Kalifa Koné – balafon Modibo Diawara – kora Mémé Koné – balafon Nick Zinner – guitar Olugbenga – vocals Clark 2015;
Africa Express Presents... Terry Riley's In C Mali
Africa_Express_Presents..._Terry_Riley's_In_C_Mali
1969 studio album by Archie Shepp
Murray – drums, percussions Art Taylor – rhythm logs Laurence Devereaux – balafon Archie Shepp, Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone, vocal Dave Burrell – piano
Yasmina,_a_Black_Woman
slit drum idiophones 111.24 Africa Asia unpitched percussion slit drum Balafon idiophones 111.212 Africa pitched percussion keyboard Batá drum idiophones
List_of_musical_instruments
Musical artist
Jawara) was born to a Griot family in Kankan, Guinea. His father was a balafon player, and his mother a singer. His half-brother, sharing the same mother
Djeli_Moussa_Diawara
1998 animated film by Michel Ocelot
flute (for the scene where Kirikou ventures into a zorilla's burrow), the balafon, and the sanza (for the spring scene). Youssou N'Dour also composes the
Kirikou_and_the_Sorceress
1990 compilation album by various artists
– guitar, engineer Souleymane Doumbia – percussion Kélétigui Diabaté – balafon Andre Soulies & Patrick Fremeaux – management & coordination Recorded at
Red_Hot_+_Blue
Electric guitar
Bacon, Tony (2000). 50 years of Fender (1st British ed.). London, England: Balafon. pp. 110–111. ISBN 0879306211. Adams, Kevin Shea (July 11, 2013). "Unknown
Fender_Jag-Stang
Commune and town in Sikasso Region, Mali
festival celebrated such traditional instruments as the buru, mpolon, and balafon. List of cities in Mali This article began as a translation of the corresponding
Koumantou
2001 studio album by Afro Celt Sound System
programming, "front of house" live sound N'Faly Kouyate – vocals, kora, balafon (3–12) Johnny Kalsi – dhol drums, tabla, "Kalsi kit" (1–11) Emer Mayock
Volume_3:_Further_in_Time
American musical instrument manufacturer
ISBN 978-0-87930-974-9. Bacon, Tony (2000). 50 Years of Fender. London: Balafon. p. 16. ISBN 0879306211. Daryl Robertson (May 24, 2023). "Best guitar brands
Fender_(company)
Unfinished studio album by the Beach Boys
ISBN 978-1-85242-595-1. Trynka, Paul; Bacon, Tony (1996). Rock Hardware. Balafon Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-428-7. White, Timothy (1996). The Nearest Faraway
Smile_(The_Beach_Boys_album)
Compilation of Sahib Shihab's jazz recordings
Some Yak-Ee-Dak" (Woode) – 3:32 "Calypso Blues" (Nat King Cole) – 4:07 "Balafon" (Boland) – 3:06 "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, Joel
Companionship_(album)
Subculture in England
Religion, Omnibus Press (2014), ISBN 978-1780385495 Bacon, Tony. London Live, Balafon (1999), ISBN 1-871547-80-6 Baker, Howard. Sawdust Caesar Mainstream (1999)
Mod_(subculture)
Malian musician (born 1974)
of several Malian music traditions such as her use of the ngoni and the balafon. It sold over 40,000 copies in Europe. On July 11, 2000, her second album
Rokia_Traoré
French DJ (born 1969)
musicians, the album features traditional Malian instruments such as kora, balafon and ngoni, that mingle with electric guitars, pianos, saxophones and electronic
St_Germain_(musician)
1973 studio album by Herbie Hancock
Harvey Mason – drums; arrangement on "Watermelon Man" Bill Summers – agogô, balafon, cabasa, congas, gankogui, log drum, shekere, surdo, tambourine; beer bottle
Head_Hunters
1984 studio album by Herbie Hancock
TR-808 (5) Foday Musa Suso – assorted percussion (2, 6), dusunguni (2, 4), balafon (2), kora (4, 6), kalimba (4), guitar (6) Hamid Drake – cymbals (3) Wayne
Sound-System_(album)
Broad category of electronic music
Bloomsbury Academic Trynka, Paul; Bacon, Tony, eds. (1996). Rock Hardware. Balafon Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-428-7. Hewitt, Michael. Music Theory for Computer
Electronic_dance_music
mandole (Algeria) Amakondere (Uganda) Anglo concertina Arghul (North Africa) Balafon (Mali) Banjo music Batá drum (Nigeria) Begena (Ethiopia) Belly harp (West
List of African musical instruments
List_of_African_musical_instruments
1971 studio album by Pharoah Sanders
and best... Black Unity!" Pharoah Sanders — soprano and tenor saxophone, balafon Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson — trumpet Carlos Garnett — flute, tenor saxophone
Black_Unity
British jazz guitarist
In Alexander, Charles (ed.). Masters of Jazz Guitar (1st British ed.). Balafon. p. 166. ISBN 0-87930-592-4. Flynn, Mike. "Dave Cliff - Guitar". www.jazzwisemagazine
Dave_Cliff
2026 studio album by Ben Wendel
Joel Ross – vibraphone, marimba Simon Moullier – vibraphone, chromatic balafon, electronic effects Patricia Brennan – vibraphone, electronic effects Juan
Barcode_(album)
Cameroonian politician (1947–2023)
"L'ancienne ministre et députée Rose ZANG NGUELE n'est plus. – Radio Balafon" (in French). Retrieved 2025-12-08. "Cameroun : l'ancienne ministre Rose
Rose_Zang_Nguele
Cameroonian actor, screenwriter and director
Awards. 2023: Balafon d'Or for best film, best director, best poster, best screenplay, best costume and Golden Awards at the Balafons a of Douala. 2024:
Eystein_Young_Dingha_Junior
2005 box set by Chris Rea
slide guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, bass, drums, percussion, calimba, balafon, vibraphone Ed Hession – accordion Robert Ahwai – guitar Gerry O'Connor
Blue_Guitars
Soundtrack album by Kendrick Lamar and score by Ludwig Göransson
the film include one for T'Challa's sister Shuri, which was played on a balafon, and one for the Dora Milaje warriors, consisting of a group of Senegalese
Black_Panther_(soundtrack)
West African traditional stringed instrument
that played a mix of traditional instruments, including the kora, djembe, balafon, and bolombatto, as well as modern ones such as the guitar and electronic
Bolombatto
Senegalese musician (born 1955)
Fans of Pene and Super Diamono used to congregate particularly at the Balafon Club, near the Autonomous Port of Dakar. Super Diamono's music was energetic
Omar_Pene
Species of legume
also the only wood used to make the keys and part of the frame of the balafon and is the most common wood used to make the neck of the kora. Pterocarpus
Pterocarpus_erinaceus
Type of percussion instrument
over a hollowed gourd. It is used by the Gur where it accompanies the balafon. Bāyāñ India This is the lower-pitched drum in a set of tabla. A type of
Kettledrum
British synthesizer manufacturer
Sampling. CRC. ISBN 978-1-136-12214-9. Trynka, Paul (1996). Rock Hardware. Balafon Books. Vail, Mark (2000) [1993]. Vintage Synthesizers. Miller Freeman.
Electronic_Dream_Plant
English jazz guitarist
In Alexander, Charles (ed.). Masters of Jazz Guitar (1st British ed.). Balafon. p. 166. ISBN 0-87930-592-4. Mark Gilbert, "Phil Lee". The New Grove Dictionary
Phil_Lee
1984 studio album by The Raincoats
Harry Beckett - trumpet, flugelhorn Richard Dudanski - percussion, drums, balafon Michael McEvoy - synthesiser bass on "Animal Rhapsody", horn arrangements
Moving_(The_Raincoats_album)
Cameroonian singer
broadcast on the channel Vox Africa in 2016. At the 2018 edition of the Balafon Music Awards, she received two awards, namely Female Voice of the Year
Charlotte_Dipanda
Musical artist
in African Guitar Summit. In addition to the guitar, he also plays the balafon and the djembe. His backup band, since 1992, is called Baffing. He produced
Alpha_Yaya_Diallo
Israeli bass guitarist and producer (born 1964)
and Benjamin Kouleho, who also contribute melodies on flute, kalimba and balafon. NME described Ex-Centric Sound System as "a band that mixes authentic
Yossi_Fine
1967 single by Cream
Welch, Chris (2000). Cream: The Legendary Sixties Supergroup. London: Balafon Books. p. 188. Gilliland, John (1969). "Show 53 – String Man. : UNT Digital
Strange_Brew_(song)
1996 studio album by Possession
programming, effects, musical arrangements, producer Foday Musa Suso – balafon Technical Dave McKean – cover art Robert Musso – engineering Aldo Sampieri –
Off_World_One
Church in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
Bentot; Eric (1990). "Notre-Dame de la paix: l'architecture universelle". Balafon (in French). 94. Abidjan: Air Afrique: 18–25. ISSN 0378-469X. OCLC 70223073
Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Peace
Malian EDM genre
people [fr]. Griots in the region played balani, smaller shoulder-strapped balafons, at a high tempo. Neba Solo popularized the instrument and rural musical
Balani_show
Sibo Bangoura. Bangoura learnt to play percussion instruments: djembe and balafon. He relocated to France in 1984 and then to New York City in the early
Epizo Bangoura and African Express
Epizo_Bangoura_and_African_Express
1983 studio album by Djeli Moussa Diawara
Kora Kissiman – guitar Lamine Kouyate – guitar Kouyate Djelimoridjan – Balafon Djanka Diabate, Fanta Kouyate & Djenin Doumbia – chorus Roberts, John Storm
Yasimika
Mande-speaking ethnic group
Susu/Sosso ߛߐߛߐߞߊ Susu men with a membrane drum and a balafon in 1935 Total population c. 3 million Regions with significant populations Guinea 2,730
Susu_people
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