Types of Xylophone

A djembe or jembe (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ m b eɪ / JEM-bay; from Malinke jembe) is a rope-tuned skin-covered goblet drum played with bare hands, originally from West Africa. According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe comes from the saying "Anke djé, anke bé" which translates to "everyone gather together in peace" and defines the drum's purpose.

hundred different kinds of kalimba. Basi-cally, each group of people who encountered the kalimba changed the instrument, its tun-ing, and its uses to fit their culture. One of those instruments was the mbira, which has a very important cultural use to the Shona people of Zimbabwe.

The Marimba was originated in central America, whereas, xylophone is simultaneously developed in Asia and Africa. The next difference that is seen in between a marimba and a xylophone is the sound they produce or the type of melody they produce. A marimba produces mellow, wooden sounds with one octave lower, on the other hand, a xylophone produces high-pitched, brittle sounds which are one octave higher.

The Marimba is a type of African Xylophone. It is made by placing small planks of wooden planks on a wooden box (resonator). The different-sized planks are secured loosely using a piece of chord/string. Sound is produced by hammering the planks using sticks or mallets.

The balafon is a kind of wooden xylophone or percussion idiophone which plays melodic tunes, and usually has between 16 and 27 keys. It has been played in Africa since the 12th century according to oral records; it originated in Mali, according to the Manding history narrated by the griots.

Music of the Lobi and Dagarti tribes of Northern Ghana with their distinctive xylophone. The Griots (praise singers ) play the kora, a harp-lute with 21 strings from Gambia, Senegal, Mali and Guinea Bissau.

The Talking Baan. Did you know that the Greek word "xylophone" means something like "wooden voice"? That's exactly what it is for the Sambla people in Burkina Faso: The Baan is a type of Balafon and an instrument of communication. Just like talking drums, it is able to speak.

"Well then, what is a xylophone?" The xylophone is another close relative of the marimba--actually, a bit closer relative than the vibraphone. Like the marimba, its keys are made of wood and it has no sustain pedal or motorized "vibrato"-discs.