Michael Pluznick » didadee http://michaelpluznick.com Percussion, World Music, and Multimedia Tue, 01 May 2012 20:07:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Mali: sweet Didadi music, drums and beautiful chants! http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/21/mali-sweet-didadi-music-drums-and-beautiful-chants/ http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/21/mali-sweet-didadi-music-drums-and-beautiful-chants/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:17:10 +0000 admin http://michaelpluznick.com/?p=603

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Didadi is a rhythm that can be used by young people to compete at festivals and celebrations. Didadi can be played for the expected arrival of an important person or at end-of-the-year holidays. Some say it originates from the Bougouni circle , of Mali’s Sikasso region. The didadi is also organized during the end of the year holidays. What many of us know as a dunun (double sided drum) is here called [...]]]> http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/21/mali-sweet-didadi-music-drums-and-beautiful-chants/feed/ 2 Didadee Music of Mali part 3 songs and djembe drum http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/18/didadee-music-of-mali-part-3-songs-and-djembe-drum/ http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/18/didadee-music-of-mali-part-3-songs-and-djembe-drum/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:25:32 +0000 admin http://michaelpluznick.com/?p=536

Sumba Togola from Mali West Africa performs live African chants and dance with her amazing group of traditional Didadee musicians and drummers . This is an excerpt from the new CD, “Didadee Music of Mali” available on www.earthcds.com. Enter:mali, enter: didadee

]]> http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/18/didadee-music-of-mali-part-3-songs-and-djembe-drum/feed/ 0 All about Mali Didadi (Didadee) music: dance to the drum! http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/18/all-about-mali-didadi-didadee-music-dance-to-the-drum/ http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/18/all-about-mali-didadi-didadee-music-dance-to-the-drum/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:42:47 +0000 admin http://michaelpluznick.com/?p=448

The music for this CD was made at Centre Togola, the local community center, run by director Kareem Togola. It is located outside Sabalibougou. ‘Bougou’ means ‘village’ in Bambara language, although it is located in a city district inside a bustling market place on the outskirts of Bamako, Mali, West Africa.

The community center houses local dancers, drummers and musicians, most of whom play in the center’s award-winning group. Many famous district groups [...]]]> http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/18/all-about-mali-didadi-didadee-music-dance-to-the-drum/feed/ 0 All about “Didadi (Didadee) Music of Mali” http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/01/09/all-about-didadi-didadee-music-of-mali/ http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/01/09/all-about-didadi-didadee-music-of-mali/#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:28:01 +0000 admin http://michaelpluznick.com/?p=267 MUSIC OF MALI: DIDADEE Featuring Sumba Togola and Friends Released by earthcds partners. Recorded and produced by Michael Pluznick Audio CD: 62 minutes – 7 tracks

Didadee singer Sumba Togala

The music for this CD was made at Centre Togola, the local community center, run by director Kareem Togola. It is located outside Sabalibougou. ‘Bougou’ means ‘village’ in Bambara language, although it is located in a city district inside a bustling market place [...]]]> http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/01/09/all-about-didadi-didadee-music-of-mali/feed/ 0