Nanfo

Nanfo by Karoryfer Samples is a collection of West African string instruments, xylophones and flutes recorded in Ghana, containing:

  • Two seperewas – box harps, with a 10-string and a 14-string one sampled.
  • Two koras – a standard 21-string harp with a calabash body, and a smaller 14-string one
  • Kamele ngoni – a large 14-string harp similar to the kora, but tuned pentatonically
  • Kafonu and kavivi – newly invented string instruments by Don Afero
  • Kologo – a very old two-string instrument
  • Three pentatonic xylophones with gourd resonators, including a balafon
  • Two flutes – one chromatic atenteben and one diatonic
  • Gonje – a small, one-string bowed instrument

Please note: Requires the free Plogue Sforzando sampler, which works on 64-bit Windows and Mac systems, 4 GB RAM, and an SSD.

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Developer

Karoryfer Samples

Size

2.3 GB

Format

Nanfo Playlist

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Nanfo - West African Strings, Xylophones & Flutes

We went for color and character more than consistency with this library, and this is especially audible in the spirited tremolos. Many of the instruments were played and made by Don Afero.

Nanfo means friends in Akan. These friends add up to over 3300 samples and 2.3 GB. The original release had six instruments and was updated August 16, 2022. Update 2.1 (released in August 2025) sees the addition of the gonje instrument.

1 review for Nanfo

  1. Anonymous (verified owner)

    Beautifully sampled. Thankful to have a VST with these instruments!

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