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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!

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Shekere demo excerpts from "How to Play Sekere (Shekere) volume 2

Excerpts from How to Play Sekere (Shekere) by Michael Pluznick

The Sekere is also known as Chekere or Shekere depending on where you are and who you talk to. This is a 2 hour DVD on many different aspects of how to play a Sekere (Shekere) including playing with a group of players, playing traditional style, non traditional style and with a band or popular music as well. [...]

BOBO MUSIC OF MALI Released by earthcds

BOBO MUSIC OF MALI Released by earthcds partners. Recorded and produced by Michael Pluznick Audio CD: 74 minutes – 13 tracks

The music for this CD was made at Centre Togola, the local community center, outside Sabalibougou. It is run by by director Kareem Togola. ‘Bougou’ means ‘village’ in Bombara language, although it is located in a city district inside a bustling marketplace on the outskirts of Bamako, Mali, West Africa.

The community [...]

Bobo Mali West African drum and dance ceremony and celebration