Percussion instruments range from the balafon (marimba) to the calabash, but the celebrity drum is the djembe.

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The instrument has calabash gourd resonators of varying sizes, arranged beneath the frame proportionally to the keys.

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Try the Calabash fritters, a type of vegetable served with dipping sauce, and the hearty, country-style lamb curry, seit-tha nat.

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The kora, an African harp, comprises a cowhide-covered calabash and a long hardwood neck and sounds like a blend of Irish harp and keyed dulcimer.

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