Xala, Ania Losinger, Matthias Eser, Five Elements

Xala is the name of the first floor xylophone in the world to be played by dancing. This unique instrument was created in 1998, 99 by dancer and music performer Ania Losinger in cooperation with inventor and instrument designer Hamper von Niederhäusern. Composed of 24 chiming wooden and metal bars, with a total area of 4. 5 square meters and a weight of 400 kilograms, this acoustic instrument is played using Flamenco shoes, poles and other striking mechanisms. The Xala is the essential part of variou