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“With out strong framework the house will collapse’. In this ‘follow along” video/ conga lesson we will begin to explore how to position your hands and also how to make basic sounds on the conga drum. This is part one. For more info go to: www.michaelpluznick.com 
Pello El Afrokan
In 1985 we traveled to Cuba to learn about Cuban culture, study the music and experience the Cuban lifestyle. We were young and looking for musical and cultural adventures . While staying at the hotel in Havana we met Pello el Afrokan in our lobby. We told him about our quest to study Cuban music, rhythm and dance and he took our small group of friends on [...]  Michael Pluznick and friends on Toca Elite Pro Series congas! This video excerpt from How to Play Conga Drums shows the top secret “quinto lock” or solo ride pattern that fits or locks in between notes of the guaguanco rumba pattern, in this case a Yambu or slow Guagunaco. Michael first demonstrates the pattern hand over hand or “even handed” style then shows the traditional hand pattern Afro Cuban style. From the soon [...] 
Michael Pluznick demonstrates Mozambique Afro Cuban conga drum arrangement on four drums. This is a way for you to get the feel and sound of the original mozambique rhythm but of course there are compromises as it is only an arrangement and not the holly gospel!. If you would like the super traditional version please check out my complete Mozambique instructional video at EarthCDs. 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. 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 Barabajaba Percussion Ensemble from Puna on the Big Island of Hawaii and Bay Area California present Rumba De Obatala, a special tune off of the new Rise Up CD. Based on traditional afro cuban drum patterns. Filmed at Big Buddha Temple, Bo Phut, Koh Samui Island, Thailand. Orisha chants and vocals by Jesse Seyomour and Zahira. Shot in HD (high definition) on Canon 7D digital camera. http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali I have received so much mail asking who was who and what was what, I put this video together with answers for you..It has captions and information on whose who and what is what in many of my videos! Please click on the link in blue to take you to the earthcds.com Mali page where you can listen to 4 of my different CD’s for free, or order them there as well. [...] http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/michaelpluznick “Rumba Columbia Caha” is from the new CD entitled available on I Tunes! enter: michael pluznick. ‘Rythym Intergration’ by Michael Pluznick featuring a variety and fusion of different vocal traditions by Perdo De Jesus and Tika Morgan with percussion by Michael Pluznick, this piece uses congas. Shot with Nikon D90 digital slr camera and sony cybershot dsc-w290 and Panasonic GF1 4/3rds camera “With out strong framework the house will collapse’. In this ‘follow along” video/ conga lesson we will begin to explore how to position your hands and also how to make basic sounds on the conga drum. This is part one World music by Michael Pluznick. Chant to Yemaya, *(Yemaja) by Santeria and Orisha priest Pedro De Jesus. Shot on Nikon D90 digital camera on secret sacred beaches on Koh Samui island, Thailand. Thailand beaches and traditional African (Afro Cuban) Orisha chants shot in Thailand. The Afro Cuban chant is by Santeria (Santaria) Orisha priest Pedro De Jesus. World music, world jazz, world beat music and photos by Michael Pluznick. Shot on canon g11 compact digital camera. “HD” high definition “Soko La Bata” is a west african djembe drum and dance world music and world fusion musical and drum piece featuring afro cuban bata and santos (santeria/Orisha) chants by both Pedro De Jesus and Jesse Seymour to Yemaya godess of the Ocean. We combine traditional bata drums with west african djembe and dununs as well. Michael Pluznick on all djembes and dunun parts, Jesse seymour on Bata. This video was shot on Koh Samui island in Thailand by Michael P. It features music by Michael Pluznick and Joel Lindheimer from their new CD, “Miles Dean”. The name of the tune is La Funk. Bill Ortiz from the Santana band plays trumpet and Pedro De Jesus on vocals and traditional afro cuban folkloric chants for the yoruba orisha Obatala. In this video I will show you have to play the traditional Afro Cuban Folkloric rhtyhm Mozambique on four conga drums. This video features Bangkok’s inner city, architecture and temples along with a nice sunset and other Asian and Thai scenarios. This musical composition was a collaboration with maestro Jim Chapelle, percussionist Michael Pluznick and arranger, composer, and guitarist Joel Lindheimer. The music is based on the uptempo and festive Afro Cuban traditional and folkloric carnival percussion arrangement know as Comparsa. Havana Cabana is a new percussion song on the CD entitled Heat Beat by Michael Pluznick, and features Michael P on congas, cahon, caha, bongos and other misc. percussion and drums in a rumba albierto (open rumba) or invento pattern/concept. |
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