Balafon

Reference

586

Duration

00:19:00

Production year

1969

Versions

Original material

SD
4/3
Color
Sound

Director(s)

Bernard SURUGUE

Summary

Moussa, a famous Bambara musician from the Volta region, in Niger, crafts a traditional fourteen-note xylophone called a "bala".

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