Burkina Faso / DATE IDEA

Listen to the balafon together.

Listen to a performance or recording featuring the balafon and try to identify the different rhythms together. Afterwards, read about who is playing.

01 / BURKINA FASO

Go at your own pace.

For Burkina Faso, manageable plans centred on music, textiles, a meal or a conversation about makers work particularly well.

02 / HOW TO DO IT

Listen to a performance or recording featuring the balafon and try to identify the different rhythms together.
Choose a recording that identifies the artist and its origin.
Only attend a performance that is safe and accessible locally.

No live music? Listen to two performances at home and compare the tempo.

01 / Burkina Faso

Study the shape and weave of a Saponé hat with a maker, at a museum or in an online collection, and each sketch one detail.

02 / Burkina Faso

Choose a recipe for riz gras together and make one pot of rice and vegetables. Each choose a spice or vegetable.

03 / Burkina Faso

Walk around a locally recommended market and ask a maker about one technique neither of you knows yet.