balafon
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balafon
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From Mandinka balafoŋo.
noun balafons
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A wooden-keyed percussion idiophone of West Africa that is struck with two padded sticks.
He is performing here with his Symmetric Orchestra, an ensemble of West African musicians who play both traditional instruments (kora, balafon, bolombatto, djembe) and slightly more contemporary ones (guitars, keyboards).
Similar: bala
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Talk about this word "balafon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/balafon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. balafon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/balafon "balafon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/balafon.Cite this
@misc{balafon_2026,
title = {balafon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/balafon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
