<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">balos</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31480263</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 21:09:18</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">balafons</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">balafos</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">balafous</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">balaphons</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">balas</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">balo</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">balofons</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Xylophones of the Manding people of West Africa, having wood keys thinned on the ends and undersides for tuning and with a gourd resonator beneath each; they are played exclusively by male professional musicians, using a rubber-tipped hammer in each hand and often with bells strapped to their wrists. ]]></dc:description></metadata>