Balafon 12 note with wooden bars and gourd resonators on a rope-lashed frame

Balafon (African Xylophone) - 12 note

SKU: AD-balafon12

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Age 5 - 18 Instruments 1 Players 1
£217.00
£217.00 exc VAT · £260.40 inc VAT
RRP £238.70 exc VAT

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Product Details

SKU
AD-balafon12
Type
simple
Container volume
0.1786L

Product Information

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"Just to let you know that the drums arrived yesterday and they are just sooooooo beautiful! I can’t believe how tactile and inviting they are - couldn’t resist a little bash at one of them and was bowled over by at the sound produced by even my tentative taps, so can’t wait to hear 15 children (and one school secretary!?) let loose on them all at once! They’re going to love them!"

— Anna Breen, Loreto Convent School Gibraltar

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Description

This 'Balafon 12 note - Authentic African Xylophone' makes a fabulous addition to any African Drumming ensemble. It is originally from Guinea and is the melody instrument of West Africa. Gourd resonators add the classic West African sound.

Balafon are tuned diatonically, but not always to C.

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