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the world most incredible (and largest) djembe factory


drum factory in Ubud Bali Indonesia

Bali from a drummers perspective

Photo slide show of my recent trip around the amazing and magical tropical island of Bali Indonesia. Includes photos of the many drums and drummers on the island as well. World percussion and djembe drum music by Barabajaba from the new CD entitled Rise Up. Music available on line at I Tunes and CD Baby.

Back in the Bay Area of Northern California, cold but beautiful!

Hi everyone. I am back from my trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It was a great trip visitng lot’s of beautiful places, meeting some very friendly people, seeing some new temples, beautiful scenery and great weather, too! I was very lucky.

Angkor Wat Temple City Sacred Temples

Angkor Wat Temple City Sacred Temples

I really enjoyed going to all the temples and sacred sites in Asia. Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple city was truly amazing and I highly recommend it for travelers going to Asia. Breath taking and great visuals and vibe there, too! Through architecture we can truly know history. And the architecture in Asia is amazing, for sure.

old VW in my new 'hood

old VW in my new 'hood


Happy to be home in the very cold Northern California region of San Rafael again. I am getting ready to start a new music project with some interesting chants and percussion, too. Meanwhile, I am waiting for my new computer to arrive. I am going to take lessons and finally learn Final Cut Studio, a new editing software for me and work on the Mali drum and dance documentary many of you have seen the dance clips from on Youtube I am sure.
Mt Tam in Marin County, Nortern California

Mt Tam in Marin County, Nortern California

I will be filming and taking photos of Golden Gate Bridge area, some sunny windy beaches, Mt Tamalpais (Mt. Tam), the mountians and woods today and the next few days as well. Great location for photos freaks like me~

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check out my new photos I load in almost everyday!

“Mali Grand Master” djembe class with Brulye and Aruna: Mendiani

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Aruna and Brulye teach Michael P Mendiani solo technique at a djembe class at Centre Togola in the Sabalibougou district of Bamako Mali. Music, song, djembe and dunun class and djembe lessons are held here every day of the week. If you want to study djembe in Mali, this is the place to go for a djembe lesson or african dance class. These guys and their students really play djembe well! Very inspiring drumming!

Ancient Buddhist temples, art, statues, Ayuthaya, Thailand world musicby Michael Pluznick

Ayuthaya Thailand one hour outside of Bangkok was the scene of Thailands original renaissance. The Kingdom grew to prominence when rice was the regions most important currency. However, when Burmese troops sacked the city in 1767, the capital was moved to Bangkok. This move also signaled a shift from a purely agricultural society to one that was more in tune with commerce. This video explores som eof the beautiful ancient temples and ruins in the area as well as art and sculptures around the numerous temples and sacred spots of Thai Asian ancient culture.

Beautiful traditional Thai flute music played on the street

Beautiful traditional Thai street flute music played on the street in Bangkok Thailand by happy musician I ran into by chance on one of my daily jaunts wandering the streets of Bangkok.