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Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Sound Devices > sound devices > <sound devices by acoustical characteristics> > idiophones > struck idiophones > directly struck idiophones > percussion idiophones > percussion idiophones: solid-bodied > xylophones > xylophones: gourd-resonated
Descripción
Xylophones of southern Africa with gourd resonators, each having a hole in the side covered by a membrane; when the keys above are struck, the air in the gourds vibrates causing the membranes to sound a buzzing tone.
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Otros términos
- m'bila [es]
- mbila [en]
- mbila [nl]
- timbila [en]
- mbila's [nl]
- balafón [es]
- mbira [es]