Balafo
Djembe and balafo, Nigeria
Percussion instrument
Classification Percussion
Hornbostel–Sachs classification111.212
(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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