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to 1960". Journal of Black Studies. 43 (1): 11–48. doi:10.1177/0021934711426628. ISSN 0021-9347. JSTOR 23215194. S2CID 146288922. "The Balafon, An Ancient...

objects. 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...

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...

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,...

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,...

Engelbert Mveng (1930–1995), Jesuit priest and French-language poet, author of Balafon [Jahn] Bernard Nanga (1934–1985), French-language novelist, author of Les...

classified by the manner of playing as well as the bridge structure) balafon (slat xylophone with small gourd resonators) n'goni (4-7 string lute) dununba...

Africa, North America, Europe, and Australia. Madou can also play the balafon (framed xylophone,) and tamani (double-headed drum,) also of West African...

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...

exploring the balafons which were kept in his paternal family In his native village, Fienso, he learned Peenyi (Dounou), spiritual balafon, morals, proverbs...

of the year at Festi-Bikutsi 2014: Balafon Music Awards album of the year 2014: Artist of the year at the Balafon Music Awards 2015: Best female artist...

preferential treatment by the French. The town is the home of the world's oldest balafon and an important object for the Mandinka people, the 13th century Sosso-Bala...

goje (or n'ko in the Mandinka language). Other instruments include the balafon, and the junjung. The kora is a long-necked lute-like instrument with 21...

Seguin, 1975. Alain, Deloose, and Jean Pierre Coreat. "Gens de fleuve," Balafon, 97(1991): pp. 34–41. Amin, Samir. Trois Expériences africaines de développement:...

Dieng - electric guitar Mamad Kouyate - kora (harp-lute) Jombo Kouyate - balafon (idiophone) Papa Dieye - percussion Feist, Daniel (27 Nov 1989). "Djam...

"There is a secret between you and me". The family relic the Sosso Bala, a balafon that Sundiata is said to have given Balla Fasséké after the latter stole...

the Soul Never Dies on the Bright Shiny Things record label. Alongside balafon player Balla Kouyaté, Block is a member of Djékady. The project "puts Malian...

Diabaté – balafon Baba Sissoko – talking drum Afro-Cuban All Stars Nominated for Best world Music Grammy, 2011, http://www.nonesuch.com/journal...

of Jazz Guitar: The Story of the Players and Their Music. London, UK: Balafon Books, 1999, 185. Benedetto, Robert. Making an Archtop Guitar. Anaheim...

also reported to tune their instruments in 7 TET, including the Mandinka balafon. Perfect 5 = 720 cents (5 TET): The minor second has zero width, so the...