African Music Instruments

noun a musical instrument consisting of a wooden frame with tuned keys or bars that are struck with mallets

• The balafon is a traditional West African musical instrument made of wooden bars tuned to produce different tones.
• I love the sound of the balafon, it always puts me in a good mood.
• The balafon player at the festival was killing it, everyone was dancing to the beat.
• Her voice was like a balafon, hitting all the right notes and resonating beautifully.

noun a type of West African drum with a goblet shape and played with the hands

• The djembe is a traditional African drum that is played with bare hands.
• I love jamming on my djembe with friends around the campfire.
• Let's bring the djembe to the beach party and make some sweet beats!
• The djembe represents the heartbeat of the community in many African cultures.