<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">balos</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>xylophones: gourd-resonated</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>balafons</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>balafos</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>balafous</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>balaphons</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>balas</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>balo</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>balofons</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>