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The music of Burkina Faso includes the folk music of 60 different ethnic groups. The Mossi people, centrally located around the capital, Ouagadougou, account for 40% of the population while, to the south, Gurunsi, Gurma, Dagaaba and Lobi populations, speaking Gur languages closely related to the Mossi language, extend into the coastal states.
Balafon is a Manding name, but variations exist across West Africa, including the balangi in Sierra Leone and the gyil of the Dagara, Lobi and Gurunsi from Ghana, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast. Similar instruments are played in parts of Central Africa, with the ancient Kingdom of Kongo denoting the instrument as palaku.
- 12th century or earlier
- balafo, bala, balaphone, balaphon, balaphong, balani, gyil, balangi
- 111.212, (Sets of percussion sticks)
- West African wooden Percussion idiophone with up to 21 keys
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Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa. It covers an area of 274,223 km 2 (105,878 sq mi), bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. As of 2021, the country had an estimated population of 20,321,378.
The bara (Bambara: ߓߊ߬ߙߊ; also called bendré) is a spherical hand drum with a body made from a dried gourd or calabash, used in West Africa (primarily Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, and Mali). Its single head is made of goatskin.
- Membranophone
- 211.11, (Kettle drum)
- West Africa
Café. Arborescence des musiques du monde ↑ · ↓. Catégorie mère. Portail. Café. Pages dans la catégorie « Instrument de la musique burkinabé » Cette catégorie contient les 14 pages suivantes. Outils : Arborescence. Graphique. Décompte. Recherche interne. PetScan. Suivi. Balafon chromatique. Balafon des communautés sénoufos. Bolon. Chekeré. Djembé.
Feb 21, 2023 · The balafon is a type of struck idiophone, specifically a gourd-resonated xylophone. It is closely associated with the Gur, Mandé, and Senufo peoples of West Africa, especially the Mandinka ethnic group's Guinean branch. However, it is now prevalent throughout West Africa from Mali to Guinea.
The marimba ( / məˈrɪmbə /) is a musical instrument in the percussion family that consists of wooden bars that are struck by mallets. Below each bar is a resonator pipe that amplifies particular harmonics of its sound. Compared to the xylophone, the marimba has a lower range.