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!
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
Dununba #8:A young boy at a community drum and dance, “dundunba” party shows his dance and acrobatics as well as traditional west african dance technique in Conakry, Guinea, West Africa! I filmed this on my 2nd trip to West Africa. Master Djembe Drummer M’Bemba Bangoura and Jaques play at this one as well! Djembe masters and djembe drumming, too!
“African Dance”:
This video which I made on my study trip to Guinea features young girls (children), dancing at a dununba street party as well as young men, and some old friends and drum teachers (M’Bemba Bangoura) taking their turn dancing as well Djembe masters and djembe drumming!
Filmed in HD (high definition). The 2 young girls dancing in matching outfis are master drummer Fode Camara’s daughters, Laze and Ma
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