(headline image: Kolintang class in middle school. As a regular curriculum in some schools in Indonesia, it is a way to pass the technique of…
Kolintang: The Wooden Wonder of Minahasa
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Elegant Ghanaian Gyil Xylophone and Piano Interactions
Alfred Kpebesaane and Brittany Anjou – Nong Voru – Fake Love (2021) “Nong Voru” (Fake Love) is a fantastic collaboration between Ghanaian xylophonist, percussionist, and…
Artist Profiles: Brittany Anjou
Composer, improviser, pianist, vibraphonist, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Brittany Anjou was born on May 15, 1984, in Minot, North Dakota, USA. Anjou has recorded and led…
Artist Profiles: Alfred Kpebesaane
Alfred Kpebesaane is a skilled percussionist, master xylophonist, expert in Ghanaian gyil (xylophone) and songwriter. He grew up in the upper west region of Ghana,…
Artist Profiles: Bernard Woma
Bernard Woma plays the xylophone from northern Ghana called the gyil. Like the bala from Guinea and Mali, the gyil has gourd resonators that have…