Michael Pluznick » djembe player

It’s not the drum it’s the drummer

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:16:38 +0000

It’s not the drum it’s the drummer!

What makes a drum have that special sound? Is it the wood? The place or country it is from? The goat skin or what the goat ate? Just what is it? About 10 years ago I was at a Mamady Keita workshop trying to pick out a djembe from a local seller there who was displaying his goods outside the workshop. I asked Mamady, what do you [...]

Epic international drum jam on Khao San Road Bangkok, Thailand

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:29:37 +0000

Last night there was an epic drum jam on Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand. There were drummers from all across the globe! We got permission to play right in front of the police station because “King”, the local police chief is a big fan of Eddie Tamba our Liberian master of ceremonies and djembe fola.

Eddie Tamba of Liberia represents on Khao San Road Bangkok, Thailand

The drum jam had originally started [...]

Mali grand masters!!! djembe class with Brulye and Aruna: Mendiani

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:31:01 +0000

Aruna and Brulye teach Michael P Mendiani solo technique at a djembe class at Centre Togola in the Sabalibougou district of Bamako Mali. Drum class and djembe class is held here every day of the week. If you want to study djembe in Mali, this is the place to go for a djembe lesson or african dance class. These guys and their students really play djembe well! Very inspiring drumming!

Mali: sweet Didadi music, drums and beautiful chants!

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:17:10 +0000

http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali

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 [...]

Amazing! Dazling Young child djembe SUPER STAR player solos at show : AMAZING!

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:13:54 +0000

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An amazing 6 year old child djembe drummer solos at Guinee, West African “Spectac” (big show in Conakry, Guinea). Music similar to this and other similar high quality digitaly recorded audio recordings I did in Mali are now available for sale:

http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali

Djembe solo “konkoba-dununba” Bolokada Conde

admin — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:05:57 +0000

Djembe Fola (master drummer) Bolokada Conde shows us his amazingly smooth technique soloing on his arrangement of Konkoba dununba in Oakdland California circa 2004