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The balafon is an pitched idiophone found throughout West Africa, also knows as the bala, and similar to the marimba of Zimbabwe, and the xylophone. DjembeDirect.com has two distinct versions and many sizes in stock ready for shipment. The Mali and Guinea balas are professional grade, with Haré wood keys tuned to accurate diatonic scales in C, D, and F, and with buzzing gourd resonators. The Ghana xylophones are tuned low to high with pentatonic pockets, resonator gourds, and raked frame.
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This Guinea-made balafon (BA-la-fone), also known as a bala, or balaphone, is built and tuned to serve as a legitimate high-end, professional instrument. Africa Heartwood Project has est...
TheAfrica Heartwood Project 8 Key Xylophone from Ghana is great as a percussion instrument for children that allows freedom to explore and create. Handcrafted in Ghana in the traditional ...
This 10 blade xylophone from Africa Heartwood Project is handcrafted in Ghana in the traditional style of northern Ghana and Burkina Faso. The pitch range is quite broad, from low notes t...
The 12 blade xylophone adds 2 notes lower than the 10 key, giving it more low end and more volume thanks to bigger gourds. Made in Ghana with Africa Heartwood Project, it is crafted in th...
The size and sound of the 14 Key Xylophone from is always impressive. The large gourds below the lower notes make for big sound and with extra long decay. The frame is built very sturdy, ...
Our professional balafon mallet is hand crafted in Cote d'Ivoire in the old tradition using extracted natural gum, wound tightly in thin bands around the end of a mango wood stick. The pr...
