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This is an amazing audio and notation encyclopedia of every djembe and dun dun part for 50 Rhythms! |
 I have had the great opportunity to know and to have been playing for Lasensua for over 20 years or more. I first met her on the Big Island of Hawaii. Lasensua has lived, studied & performed in many areas of the world. Her travels started in 1974, when she became immersed in Hawaiian culture through their music & “Hula” dance. She has journeyed to Brazil, Cuba, West Africa, Caribbean, Tahiti, India & Indonesia to live and study dance on location. [...]  In this video I am showing how to play the Mali style Sunu rhythm composition on two drums “ballet” style which means the drums are not sideways, they are standing up vertically. When I studied with my teachers, master drummer Aruna Sidibe and Brulye Doumbia they taught me this way. They can also be played sideways of course. [...]  This short “how to play” djembe lesson by Michael Pluznick features the basic Mali Sunu rhythm djembe part in fast, medium and very slow *(breakdown) tempo with a click track so you can see and hear where everything goes against the beat or pulse. [...]  This is part one of the Kuku solo techniques shown here with the small ensemble with Wade Peterson on ballet style dununs (aka “djundjun” or “dundun”) , Ben Isaacs on support djembe and MIchael Pluznick on lead or solo djembe. [...]  Soko djembe drum and dunun rhythm from guinea west africa taught by Michael Pluznick for his international crew including friends from Japan, Europe, Mexico, USA and Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand. All around the world people love to play djembe and dununs, too. Soko is now a popular rhythm in Guinee (aka Guinea). Soko is a Malinke (Malenke) rhythm from the Faranah region of Guinee. It used to be played during the month prior [...] Memorial Day weekend was beautiful and truly “memorial” with Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco and also the well attended and amazing West African, Afro Cuban, Ewe (Ghana) and Brasilian (Brazilian) drum and dance party in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California! function startGallery_42() { var myGallery = new gallery($(“myGallery_42″), { timed: true, showCarousel: true, showInfopane: true, showArrows: true, embedLinks: true, slideInfoZoneOpacity: 0.80, delay: 5000, defaultTransition: “fade”, textShowCarousel: “Show/Hide Thumbnails” }); document.getElementById(“myGallery_42″).style.display = “block”; myGallery.toggleCarousel(); } window.addEvent(“domready”, startGallery_42); Master dummers: Yagbe Onilu and CK Ladzepko drummers acknowledge each other at West African drum and dance in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 CK Ladzepko CK Ladzepko drumming in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 Yagbe Onilu and CK Ladzepko CK Ladzepko drumming in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 Kinkini Fola: Big Surfer Ray Titus Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 CK Ladzepko\’s students perform in park CK Ladzepko drum group in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 Yagbe Onilu in Mosswood Park, Oakland , Californiaon Memorial Day 2010 singing,dancing and playing in the park in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 Prince Johny Harstrup Prince Johny Harstrup in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 Yagbe Onilu performs on Shekere Yagbe Onilu performs on Shekere at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 Ray, dancer Cevie Tourre and Nick Ostis at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 Ama in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 Wade Peterson, Ray and Elan Vitale in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 drum lesson at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 beautiful dancer at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 Maracatu player at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010 dancer in the park at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , Califonria on Memorial Day 2010 bird in the sky at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , Califonria on Memorial Day 2010 nature California Marin, California natural setting Marin California natural setting Marin California natural setting Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco, California Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco California 2 Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco, California We all go through changes in life. Learning to play drums and learning to dance can be a humbling experience. We have to surrender, we have to be open up. Often we are in awe of our teachers and we are vulnerable. Maybe we feel culturaley responsible for another cultures hardships. Maybe there is a deep seated sense of guilt. It happens and it is natural. Please do not let yourself be taken [...] |
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