Balafon
Balafon
| Subclass of | mallet percussion instrument, sets of percussion sticks, xylophone  |
|---|---|
| Country | Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory coast |
| Intangible cultural heritage status | Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity |
| Hornbostel-Sachs classification | 111.212 |
Balafon de la gourd-resonated xylophone, buuri malema lɔkɔ n de struck idiophone. A naԑ me la kɔrum kɔrum sԑba n boi Mandé, Senoufo la Gur peoples n boi West Africa, kɔ’ɔm bɔna la Guinean se’em n de lagum pa’asԑ Mandinka yizuo tigere la puan, gee nananewa a zuԑ ta tole West Africa nԑŋa ze’ele Guinea tari ta paԑ Mali. A yuse’sere n de naana de la, balafon, magese wuu European coinage n naare la a sɔ Mandinka yu’ure se’em la ߓߟߊ bala ye;lebire wa ߝߐ߲ fôn ' tɔge ' bii Greek root phono