The Sosso-Bala (the sacred balafon instrument) was perceived as the symbol of freedom and cohesion in mandinguen communities, diffused in a territory that once belonged to the Mali Empire. Originally owned by king Sumaoro Kanté, who succeeded to the Sosso’s Throne at the beginning of 13th century, the balafon submitted epic poems throughout the centuries, mainly Sunjata’s epic which contains hymns to the constructor of the Mali Empire.
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