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Your First Djembe Rhythm

The Rhythm Reference Project

This is an amazing audio and notation encyclopedia of every djembe and dun dun part for 50 Rhythms!

Tasumakan

Amazing female dancer at West African Dununba drum and dance celebration at Kemoko Sano's compound

The late great Komoko Sano

Very athletic and amazing dancers solo and perform at a “dununba” community drum and dance celebration. Dununba  refers to “strong mans dance” as it was originaly called and used as. This djembe drum and west african dance party takes place at my friend and teachers house, the late, great and legendary master dancer, drummer and choreographer Kenoko Sano of Ballettes Africans fame.

Dununba Dance and Drum party in Guinee West Africa

Dununba drum and dance party at Kemoko Sanos compound in Guinea, West Africa

This is from a Dununba community African drum and West African dance party I sponsored when I was staying and studying with the late, great teacher and master choreorgapher and percussionist Kemoko Sano (aka Komoko Sano) at his compound in Mervielles, Conakry, Guinee, West Africa a few years ago. [...]

Dununba #1 “HD” Djembe drum and dance party in Conakry, Guinea

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#1 in a series: This is my best quality High Definition video yet! If your computer is fast enough, press the HD button, You can still watch it in regular format as well! This video was shot at a Dununba (aka dundunba) community celebration and dnace party I attended in Conakry, Guinea West Africa while I was studying with the late great Komoko Sano at his compound. I am installing it in [...]

How to Play African Djembe and Dununs: Konowoulen 1 Sangban

How to play  djembe and dunun drums by Michael Pluznick, a student of Bolokda Conde.  West African drumming from Guinea, West Africa. “Dununba”: Konolwoulen 1 sangban part with “movement” (eshauffman)

What is traditional drumming about?

Traditional drumming part one West Africa

What is traditional drumming?

Traditional  African drumming usually refers to drumming that has been handed down from generation to generation and comes from a time long ago.

Traditional drumming is  organized and systematized drumming or drumming that is part of a musical piece or composition that is used for a specific purpose or occasion in almost every culture if you look back far enough.

Master Mali djembe [...]