balafon

~ Percussion instrument

Artists

ArtistTypeGenderAreaRatingRelationship types
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)OtherNot applicable[Worldwide]4.2instrument (as “Mandingo balafon”)
Jack AdcockPersonMaleinstrument (as “gourd”)
Éric Aerts (French 1970-90s percussionist)PersonMaleFranceinstrument
Swami Dhyan AkarmoPersoninstrument
Cheche AlaraPersoninstrument (as “balafón”)
Brittany AnjouPersonFemaleUnited Statesinstrument
Arouna DiarraPersonMaleBurkina Fasomember of band
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
Dave BurrellPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument (as “indonesian balaphone”)
David Byrne (Talking Heads)PersonMaleUnited States3.35instrument
Café (percussion (Edson Aparecido da Silva))PersonMaleBrazil5instrument
Al-Seyni CamaraPersonMaleSenegalinstrument
Djelikaba CamaraPersoninstrument
Naby CamaraPersonMaleCanadainstrument
Sidiki CamaraPersonMaleBelgiuminstrument
Bryan CarrottPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Chief Bey (American jazz percussionist)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Adama CissokhoPersonMaleSenegalinstrument
Mamadou Cissokoinstrument
Will ClipmanPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Adama CondéPersonMaleinstrument
Youssouf CondéPersonMaleinstrument
Jerome Cooper (percussion, composer, free jazz)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument (as “african balaphone”), instrument (as “ballaphone”), instrument, member of band
Andrew Cyrille (American jazz drummer)PersonMaleUnited States5instrument
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 DiabatéPersonMaleMali5instrument
Samba DiabatéPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Seydou DiabatéPersonMaleinstrument
Yaya DialloPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Adama DiarraPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Ali DiarraPersoninstrument
Baba DiarraPersonMaleBurkina Fasoinstrument (as “balaphon”)
Mamadi DibatéPersonMaleGuineainstrument
Kimi DjabatéPersonMalePortugalinstrument
Djibril Diabate (Kora player)PersonMaleMaliinstrument
Yves DonzelPersonMaleinstrument
Hamid Drake (US jazz drummer and percussionist)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Faín S. DueñasPersonMaleSpaininstrument
Arnaud Dunoyer de Segonzac (pianist)PersonMaleFranceinstrument
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 Graves (American jazz drummer)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Gustavo GuerreroPersonMaleMexicoinstrument (as “balafón”)
Tom HarrellPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Mickey Hart (drummer for The Grateful Dead)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Moussa HemaPersoninstrument
Mike HovancsekPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Zakir HussainPersonMaleIndia5instrument
Tim IrrgangPersonMaleAustraliainstrument
Khan Jamal (vibraphone, marimba)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument (as “African balafon”), member of band
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 Keïta (Balafon percussionist from Ivory Coast, now based in Berlin)PersonMaleBerlininstrument, member of band
Vieux Keita (drummer and balafon)PersonMaleinstrument
Siegfried KesslerPersonMaleFranceinstrument
Lawrence Killian (percussionist)PersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Mahama KonatéPersonMaleBurkina Fasoinstrument (as “balaphon”)
Basidi KonéPersonMaleMaliinstrument
Madou KonéPersonMaleBurkina Fasoinstrument, member of band
Pavel KoudelkaPersonMaleCzechiainstrument
Balla KouyatéPersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Djeli Moridjan Kouyatéinstrument
Jombo KouyatePersoninstrument
Kaba KouyatéPersoninstrument
Kemo KouyatéPersoninstrument
Lansiné KouyatéPersonMaleMaliinstrument
N'Faly Kouyaté (Brussels-based musician from Guinea)PersonMaleBrussels (Brussels-Capital Region)instrument
Salun KuyatehPersoninstrument
Georg LawallPersonMaleinstrument
Steve LeicachPersoninstrument
Frank LowePersonMaleUnited Statesinstrument
Lucas MichailidisPersonMaleAustraliainstrument
‐M‐ (Matthieu Chedid)PersonMaleFrance2instrument
Aliou ManePersonMaleinstrument