Sociolingo's Africa reports [1] on a new museum to be created in Sikasso, Mali. It will be the first museum designed to preserve the heritage of the balafon [2], an African xylophene played in Mali, Burkina Faso, Cote-d’Ivoire, Togo, Benin and Ghana. The post includes a video of two balafon musicians.
Mali: Balafon museum for Sikasso
· Written by Elia Varela Serra
Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Mali, Arts & Culture, Music