User:Andrewa/balafo
 Djembe and balafo, Nigeria | |
| Percussion instrument | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Percussion |
| Hornbostel–Sachs classification | 111.212 (Sets of percussion sticks) |
| Related instruments | |
| Xylophone, balafon, marimba | |
A balafo is a Nigerian xylophone, similar to a balafon, and a probable ancestor of the marimba.
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