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Meaning of balafon | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A wooden-keyed percussion idiophone of West Africa that is struck with two padded sticks.

Equivalents

Deutsch Balafon

Français balafon

Examples

“He is performing here with his Symmetric Orchestra, an ensemble of West African musicians who play both traditional instruments (kora, balafon, bolombatto, djembe) and slightly more contemporary ones (guitars, keyboards).”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Balagbag Balaghat balaglitazone Balagtas Balaguer balagyptin