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		<title>The new MP Signature Model Eco Pro 12&#8243; and 13&#8243; wood djembes have arrived !</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2012/05/01/3102/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new MP Signature Model Eco Pro 12" and 13" wood djembes have arrived in the UK and are avaialbale at WRP (World Rhythm and Percussion) now.. These drums are made in Indonesia from plantation wood which is planted and replanted responsibly. I have been working on these drums for about two years now and also field testing them all around the world and I am really happy with the sound and feel! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Asian Rhythm Facilitators’ Conference (1ARFC) is happening!</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2012/02/20/the-first-asian-rhythm-facilitators%e2%80%99-conference-1arfc-is-happening/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first opportunity ever for people who work with rhythm to come together in Asia to network, discuss our knowledge and experience, share our “rhythmical spirit”, and (best of all) have crazy fun together in a tropical setting at one of Malaysia’s best beaches. (Did somebody say “Late night”?) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My New How To Play Djembe DVD is now available at X8drums.com</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2012/02/15/my-new-how-to-play-djembe-dvd-is-now-available-at-x8drums-com/</link>
		<comments>http://michaelpluznick.com/2012/02/15/my-new-how-to-play-djembe-dvd-is-now-available-at-x8drums-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well folks, it is finally here! After a very long road of playing, videoing, shooting, editing and re editing I am very excited to let you all know that my all new DVD, "How To Play Djembe" Volume 1 is now available at X8drums.com. It is over 1 hour and 40 minutes long and covers every possible aspect of how to play the djembe! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Play A Conga Solo By Yourself With A Band</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2012/01/14/how-to-play-a-conga-solo-by-yourself-with-a-band/</link>
		<comments>http://michaelpluznick.com/2012/01/14/how-to-play-a-conga-solo-by-yourself-with-a-band/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A conga student asked me recently, "how do I take a solo when I am playing with a band and the band stops, and I am left by myself? No one else is playing, it is just me"? This is a great question and here is how I do it. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming a drummer, &#8220;where do I fit in&#8221; some tips on finding balance</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/08/13/becoming-a-drummer-where-do-i-fit-in-some-tips-on-finding-balance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 14:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you are a beginer or perhaps you have been drumming a while. A challenge or problem that we all face at one time or another in our drumming life is "where do I fit"? What is the type of music I really want to play and who are the people that I want to play with or learn from? Do I want to freestyle or play traditional music? [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Introducing the new MP Eco Pro 12&#8243; and 13&#8243; wood djembe drums</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/07/22/introducing-the-new-mp-eco-pro-12-and-13-wood-djembe-drums/</link>
		<comments>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/07/22/introducing-the-new-mp-eco-pro-12-and-13-wood-djembe-drums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After field testing and working closely with the Drum Factory and Ed Balma in Ubud, Bali for over a year we now have two new beautiful prototype MP Eco Pro wood djembe models ready for the market, a 12 " and a 13" (6ocm and 65cm) ! They will be distributed in the USA by X8. It's been a long and windy road bringing these drums to fruition but here they are. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going beyond the drum circle; learning to play your drum correctly</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/06/18/going-beyond-the-drum-circle-learning-to-play-your-drum-correctly/</link>
		<comments>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/06/18/going-beyond-the-drum-circle-learning-to-play-your-drum-correctly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 16:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have just been to your first drum circle and you are fully charged up and excited to play drums. Or maybe you have been to several drum circles or drumming events. It was fun and exciting to play your drum with other people. You want to do it more and more. So what happens next? Maybe you are having fun playing in your home to a CD, DVD, iTunes or by yourself at the beach. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Studying West African drumming in Mali part one</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/06/16/studying-west-african-drumming-in-mali-part-one/</link>
		<comments>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/06/16/studying-west-african-drumming-in-mali-part-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 04:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first trip to Africa was to Mali ,West Africa. I was always scared to go to Africa even though all my friends and students had already gone and the reports were always very positive. I was scared of getting sick. I heard the horror stories of people getting sick there, the poor hospitals, bad conditions and everything else. But in the back of my mind since I first started playing in the 70's I knew I would go, I knew I had to go. I was just waiting for the right timing, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a djembe solo and the four types of djembe solos</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/06/15/what-is-a-djembe-solo-and-the-four-types-of-djembe-solos/</link>
		<comments>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/06/15/what-is-a-djembe-solo-and-the-four-types-of-djembe-solos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love to play djembes and I also love to study the music we make with djembes. Djembe soloing is a very small part of djembe music as a whole. The djembe is a communal drum and is about community and unity. We all (myself included) get caught up in being the soloist as it is so much fun! But keep in mind that it is about a whole group of people, musicians,dancers and others, too!  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My new DVD, How to Play Afro Cuban Congas has been released today on earthcds.com</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/06/02/my-new-dvd-how-to-play-afro-cuban-congas-has-been-released-today-on-earthcds-com/</link>
		<comments>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/06/02/my-new-dvd-how-to-play-afro-cuban-congas-has-been-released-today-on-earthcds-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 13:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My latest instructional DVD, "How to Play Afro Cuban Congas" has just been relased today on earthcds.com. This DVD features almost everything I have learned in the last 25 years or more studying, learning, teaching and performing conga drums around the world. There is in depth looks at all the major rhythms with break down sections, slow motion and different vantage points as well. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Pluznick teaches Zaouli break into Kuku djembe solo on Toca Stage Series Pro wood djembe</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/03/03/toca-artist-michael-pluznick-teaches-zaouli-break-into-kuku-djembe-solo-on-toca-stage-series-pro-wood-djembe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 09:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Toca artist and Toca endorsee Michael Pluznick shows the fun Zaouli break and Kuku solo technique for djembes and dunun on Toca Stage Series Pro wood djembe and Toca Freestyle Djundjuns. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When and when not to play drums</title>
		<link>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/01/21/when-and-when-not-to-play-drums/</link>
		<comments>http://michaelpluznick.com/2011/01/21/when-and-when-not-to-play-drums/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 05:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Respect yourself, respect others. Sometimes if you are new to an area and trying to break into an unfamiliar world music scene or drumming situation a subtle approach is better then an aggressive approach.  [...]]]></description>
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