Featured CD

Preview the new CD
"Rise Up" by Barabajaba.

Featured DVDs

"How to Play Afro-Cuban Congas"

"How to Play Djembe Vol. 1"

Featured Product

This is an amazing audio and notation encyclopedia of every djembe and dun dun part for 50 Rhythms!

A taste of honey: bembe for Oshun (Osun)

Fundumental Bembe for Oshun held at Baba PEdro De Jesus’s old house in San Jose California.Drummers Chris Walker, David Frazier and Pedro Dejesus play the fundumental bata drums  which were blessed in Mantanza’s Cuba.

August 5th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Drumming | Leave a comment

“Axe” by Barabajaba from the new CD, “Rise Up”, World Music

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This world and African/Brasilian (Brazilian) influenced music, percussion and drumming video with chants is from the new CD, “Rise Up” by the Hawaii and California based percussion ensemble, Barabajaba and features Zahira and Boaz on vocals,and percussion arrangements by Jesse Seymour and MIchael Pluznick. This Brazilian (Brasilian) based “HD” (high definition 1080i) piece features, congas, bata, shekere and drumming and percussion including congas. All photos taken by Michael Pluznick except for all [...]

February 19th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Ensembles, Music | Leave a comment

Bembe Djembe

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelpluznick click this blue link to listen and preview any songs of this new CD! This new song is called Bembe Djembe from the Rythym Intergration CD. The peace is the Afro Cuban folkloric “Bembe” or Havana style Guido 6/8 by Michael Pluznick with Afro Cuban traditional Santos (Santeria/Lucumi/Yoruba) chants by Priest Pedro De Jesus and family. Filmed in and around California coastline by Michael Pluznick. Chris Walker lead drum, Tika Morgan back [...]

February 18th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Music | Leave a comment