The gyile is a type of West African xylophone, with seventeen keys constructed over gourds.1 It holds a place in the musical traditions of the Dagara and Birifor people of northern Ghana and southern Burkina Faso.
Bernard Woma (d. 2018) was a well-known gyile player from Upper West Ghana who spent many years teaching the instrument and introducing it to audiences around the world.2
References
References
- Stone, Ruth M. (2010). The Garland Handbook of African Music. Routledge. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-135-90001-4.
- "Bernard Woma – A master of the Ghanaian Xylophone". Dagara Music Centre.