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Wooden balafon 12 key balafon or gylie. Make in village called Mpeasem (just outside Accra) North-west Ghana, by Christopher Doozie. Similar to a xylophone with gourd resonators tied to the underside.
Video of Christopher Doozie making balafons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og73-tGX-GA
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