When they marked on stage the auditorium was rocked
with the sounds of their tribal drums. They were noisy, funny and
great entertainers. They made crowed laugh with their acts and
dances. They made a amazing display of Balafon music. Dressed
in Ivorian masks they looked like typical African warriors. The
music made by them is extremely diverse, its instrumentation and
vocal techniques were presented in almost all of Africa.
Then
we left to Kandy to join Dhol Foundation and Ravibandu
Vidyapathy in an acousticsBalafon is a traditional African musical instrument
wood, with 12 to 21 hardwood like mahogony keys hardened by
fire. They graduates in size. The gourds that are placed on the
underside of the keys are attached with antelope skin, and covered
by spider cocoon fibers to obtain a unique sound. There is an
African saying that instruments speak before they sing. The term
balafon is said to come from the Mandingo word bala, which means to
speak.