Michael Pluznick » drum and dance party http://michaelpluznick.com Percussion, World Music, and Multimedia Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:54:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Memorial Day Weekend in Northern California: Carnaval 2010 and Mosswood Park, Oakland! http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/06/04/memorial-day-weekend-in-northern-california-carnaval-2010-and-mosswood-park-oakland/ http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/06/04/memorial-day-weekend-in-northern-california-carnaval-2010-and-mosswood-park-oakland/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:26:01 +0000 admin http://michaelpluznick.com/?p=1064 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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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

]]> http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/06/04/memorial-day-weekend-in-northern-california-carnaval-2010-and-mosswood-park-oakland/feed/ 0 “African Dance”: Young Boy shows his stuff at Dununba Drum and Dance party in Conakry, Guinea http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/19/african-dance-young-boy-shows-his-stuff-at-dununba-drum-and-dance-party-in-conakry-guinea/ http://michaelpluznick.com/2010/02/19/african-dance-young-boy-shows-his-stuff-at-dununba-drum-and-dance-party-in-conakry-guinea/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:31:12 +0000 admin http://michaelpluznick.com/?p=567

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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!

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“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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