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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.

External links

• http://www.alovelyworld.com/webbur/htmgb/oua35.htm

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