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West African Percussion

West African Percussion includes classroom-ready agogo bells, caxixi and kashaka shakers, mbira thumb pianos and balafon, crafted from coconut, gourd, wood and metal. The range features a 12-note balafon, 23 cm clapsticks and a 5.5 in cow bell, with agogo in small and medium sizes — suitable for Early Years to Adult, including SEND.

West African Percussion helps classes layer pulse, call-and-response and simple polyrhythms with instruments that are easy to hold and quick to set up. Choose compact shakers (caxixi, kashaka), bright twin-bell agogo with wooden beater, resonant mbira and mallet-played balafon; add claves, cowbells and ankle shakers for texture. Classroom-tough builds, smooth-finished sticks and secure handles support confident first sessions and reliable touring sets. Options span single pieces and ready-made packs for five players, so you can equip groups in one click. Designed for Early Years through Secondary and inclusive SEND settings, this range blends well in mixed ensembles and works for warm-ups, rhythm games and performance pieces.