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Preview the new CD
"Rise Up" by Barabajaba.

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

beautiful clouds and sunsets from my travels abroad and coming back home

clouds, sunsets and world music and world percussion by Barababaja Percussion Ensemble of the BIg Island and SF, California.

Vocals (part one) by Zahira and part two by Boaz Hashimoto Martin. Photos by Michael Pluznick. Percussion by Jesse Seymour and Michael Pluznick.

Memorial Day Weekend in Northern California: Carnaval 2010 and Mosswood Park, Oakland!

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!

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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

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Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco, California

Carnaval in San Francisco, California May 2010

Carnival in San Francisco, California May 2010

San Francisco’s Carnaval blossomed from its inception in Precita Park in the Mission District 32 years ago.  Its growth and development is attributable to the passion of its founding members who longed for the traditional Carnaval celebrations of their native homelands. Those founding members were composed of people from many cultures, and walks of life ranging from musicians, dancers, artists and a host of local residents [...]

Bira teaches Oxun song class, song lesson in Bahia , Brasil

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Bira the young drum, dance and song master and teacher teaches Oxun song at our Brasilian drum and dance class in Pelerinio district of Bahia , Brasil.

Barabajaba Live in Puna: “Maracatu”: Brazil meets Hawaaii!!

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This video is: Barabajaba Live in Puna: “Maracatu” w/Lisa Dixon and her Brasilian dance group. Taken at a performance @ Kalani resort in Puna (Pahoa) Hawaii and it features Brazilian drum and dance with Boaz Hashimoto Martin playing lead drum *(quinto) or solo.

Barabajaba World Percussion Ensemble with Yoga Beach Slide Show

Barabajaba World Percussion Ensmeble:  from the new CD, “Rise UP’ produced by Michael Pluznick with co composer percussion master Jesse Seymour from the Big Island of Hawaii. This tune is entitled, “Marineiro” and was filmed at the legenday and very beautiful Yoga Beach on Koh Samui  Island, Thailand, World Percussion and Music chants on this tune by Boaz Martin with back up by Zahira/

Cnhadra Shekar Barabajaba Percussion Ensemble Hawaii

This is a music video by the Barabajaba Percussion Ensemble from Big Island of Hawaii.