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Balla Kouyaté's Family Has Been Playing This Ancient Instrument For 800 Years
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:04:58
Publish Date: 2019-09-27 07:06:40
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Eight hundred years ago, emperor Sundiata Keita, who founded the Mali empire, appointed Balla Kouyaté’s family as guardians of the balafon. Now, he's continuing the legacy from Medford.

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