Farafina
Sign in to saveFarafina is a music and dance group from Burkina Faso, established in 1978. The eight-member group is Burkina Faso's best known musical group, and one of Africa's most internationally prominent musical groups. The official website of the band announced that Farafina was working on a 2024 tour.
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- Instance of
- dance troupe
- Genre
- folk music
- Country of origin
- Burkina Faso
- Instrument
- balafon
- Record label
- Real World Records
- Official website
- www.farafina.com/en/about
- Image
- Farafina20090919A.jpg
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- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- location of formation
- Bobo-Dioulasso
- inception
- 1978-00-00
- Commons category
- Farafina
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Farafina is a music and dance group from Burkina Faso, established in 1978. The eight-member group is Burkina Faso's best known musical group, and one of Africa's most internationally prominent musical groups. The official website of the band announced that Farafina was working on a 2024 tour.
== History == thumb|Farafina performing in Warszawa in September 2009. The group was founded in the southern city of Bobo Dioulasso by the balafon player, Mahama Konaté, a member of the Senufo ethnic group and a performer with Burkina Faso's national ballet. The group mainly uses voices and instruments including the balafon, kora, djembe, bara, tama, [doum'doum), shekere, and keyboard.
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