balafon

~ Percussion instrument

Artists

ArtistTypeGenderAreaRatingRelationship types
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)OtherNot applicable[Worldwide]4.1instrument (as “Mandingo balafon”)
Jack AdcockPersonMaleinstrument (as “gourd”)
Swami Dhyan AkarmoPersoninstrument
Cheche AlaraPersoninstrument (as “balafón”)
Brittany AnjouPersonFemaleUnited Statesinstrument
Andrew Barker (American drummer)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument (as “balaphone”), member of band
Aaron BebePersoninstrument (as “gyil”)
Majid BekkasPersonMaleMoroccoinstrument
Karl BergerPersonMaleGermanyinstrument
Pierre-Laurent BertolinoPersonMaleFranceinstrument
Roger Blank (jazz drummer)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Leo BlankoPersoninstrument
Michel BonneauPersonMaleinstrument
Bex BurchPersonFemaleUnited Kingdommember of band
Roger Burmester (Brazilian lutist and guitarist)PersonMaleBrazilinstrument
David Byrne (Talking Heads)PersonMaleUnited States3.5instrument
Café (percussion (Edson Aparecido da Silva))PersonMaleBrazilinstrument
Al-Seyni CamaraPersonMaleSenegalinstrument
Djelikaba CamaraPersoninstrument
Naby CamaraPersonMaleCanadainstrument
Sidiki CamaraPersonMaleBelgiuminstrument
Bryan CarrottPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Adama CissokhoPersonMaleSenegalinstrument
Mamadou Cissokoinstrument
Will ClipmanPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Adama CondéPersonMaleinstrument
Youssouf CondéPersonMaleinstrument
Jerome Cooper (percussion, composer, free jazz)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument (as “african balaphone”), instrument, member of band
Andrew CyrillePersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Carsten DahlPersonMaleDenmarkinstrument
Sébastien Delaunay (French percussionist and kora player)PersonMaleFranceinstrument, member of band
Paulo Demarchi (Brazilian percussionist)PersonMaleBrazilinstrument
Boubacar DembelePersonMaleMaliinstrument
Moussa Dembélé (Belgian percussionist, born in Burkina Faso)PersonMaleBelgiummember of band
Djiby DiabatéPersoninstrument
Famoro DiabatePersonMaleinstrument
Fassery DiabatéPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Kélétigui DiabatéPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Lassana DiabatéPersonMaleMaliinstrument, member of band
Mamadou DiabatéPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Samba DiabatéPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Seydou DiabatéPersonMaleinstrument
Yaya DialloPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Adama DiarraPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Ali DiarraPersoninstrument
Baba DiarraPersonMaleBurkina Fasoinstrument (as “balaphon”)
Mamadi DibatéPersonMaleGuineainstrument
Djibril Diabate (Kora player)PersonMaleMaliinstrument
Yves DonzelPersonMaleinstrument
Hamid Drake (US jazz drummer and percussionist)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Faín S. DueñasPersonMaleSpaininstrument
Arnaud Dunoyer de SegonzacPersonMaleFranceinstrument
Kahil El’ZabarPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Malachi FavorsPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument (as “belafon”), instrument
James Ford (UK producer/engineer/drummer for Simian Mobile Disco)PersonMaleUnited Kingdominstrument
Christian Genet (Belgian bassist)PersonMaleBelgiuminstrument
Bruno di GioaPersonMaleinstrument
Joël GrarePersonMaleFranceinstrument (as “balafon en acier”)
Milford GravesPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Gustavo GuerreroPersonMaleMexicoinstrument (as “balafón”)
Tom HarrellPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Zakir HussainPersonMaleIndia5instrument
Tim IrrgangPersonMaleAustraliainstrument
Khan Jamal (vibraphone, marimba)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument (as “African balafon”)
Sidiki Jobarteh-Codjoeinstrument
Mori JobartehPersonCôte d'Ivoiremember of band
Dean Jones (children’s music artist/producer)PersonMaleNew Yorkinstrument
Kalifa KamaraPersonCôte d'Ivoiremember of band
Takuma KanaiwaPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Sidi KaramonPersonMaleGuineainstrument
Aly KeïtaPersonMaleMaliinstrument, member of band
Siegfried KesslerPersonMaleFranceinstrument
Lawrence Killian (percussionist)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Mahama KonatéPersonMaleBurkina Fasoinstrument (as “balaphon”)
Basidi KonéPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Madou KonéPersonMaleBurkina Fasoinstrument, member of band
Balla KouyatéPersoninstrument
Djeli Moridjan Kouyatéinstrument
Jombo KouyatePersoninstrument
Kaba KouyatéPersoninstrument
Kemo KouyatéPersoninstrument
Lansiné KouyatéPersonMaleMaliinstrument
N'Faly Kouyaté (Brussels-based musician from Guinea)PersonMaleBrusselsinstrument
Salun KuyatehPersoninstrument
Georg LawallPersonMaleinstrument
Steve LeicachPersoninstrument
Frank LowePersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Lucas MichailidisPersonMaleAustraliainstrument
Aliou ManePersonMaleinstrument
Mari (glockenspiel & balafon player)instrument
Eddie Moore (jazz drummer)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Sidi MoussaPersonMaleGuineainstrument
Famoudou Don Moye (jazz drummer)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument (as “belafon”), instrument
Georgio MusoniPersonMaleinstrument
Souleymane OuattaraPersonMaleinstrument
William Parker (US free jazz double bassist, multi-instrumentalist, poet & composer)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument (as “balaphone”), instrument
PhotayPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Jérémie PiazzaPersonMaleinstrument
Josselin QuentinPersonMaleFranceinstrument, member of band (as “chromatic balafon”)