Balangi

A xylophone-like musical instrument, called a balangi, or balanjii, consisting of a series of wooden tone bars or keys attached to a wooden frame with small gourd resonators underneath, played with two beaters. It is particularly associated with the Kuranko, and other ethno-linguistic groups of Mande origin, in northern Sierra Leone. This example has 19 keys.

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Further Information

• Type: Musical instruments
• Object: Balangi
• Materials: Wood, Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Kuranko
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1977
• Associated Places: Unknown
• Associated People: Mr. Amadu Pat Maddy, Freetown (Trader)
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1977.02.04

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