balafon
E350747
The balafon is a traditional West African wooden xylophone with gourd resonators, widely used in Mandinka and other Mande musical traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| balafon canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
idiophone
ⓘ
musical instrument ⓘ traditional African instrument ⓘ xylophone ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
court music instrument
ⓘ
griot instrument ⓘ symbol of Mande identity ⓘ |
| etymology | term used in several Mande languages ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
frame
ⓘ
gourd resonators ⓘ membrane covers on resonators ⓘ suspension cords ⓘ wooden keys ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasPlayingTechnique |
interlocking patterns
ⓘ
ostinato patterns ⓘ two-handed ⓘ |
| hasTypicalRange |
diatonic
ⓘ
pentatonic ⓘ |
| playedWith |
mallets
ⓘ
rubber-headed sticks ⓘ |
| region |
Burkina Faso
ⓘ
The Gambia ⓘ
surface form:
Gambia
Guinea ⓘ Côte d'Ivoire ⓘ
surface form:
Ivory Coast
Mali ⓘ Senegal ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
gyil
ⓘ
marimba ⓘ xylophone ⓘ |
| soundProduction | struck idiophone ⓘ |
| tuning | fixed tuning ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of Mande cultural heritage ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Bambara people
ⓘ
Bobo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Burkinabé ethnic groups ⓘ Guinean ethnic groups ⓘ Malian ethnic groups ⓘ Mandinka people ⓘ Mossi people ⓘ Senufo people ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mande music
ⓘ
Mandinka music ⓘ West African traditional music ⓘ ceremonial music ⓘ dance accompaniment ⓘ griot performance ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.