Michael Pluznick » mali djembe

It’s not the drum it’s the drummer

admin — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:16:38 +0000

It’s not the drum it’s the drummer!

What makes a drum have that special sound? Is it the wood? The place or country it is from? The goat skin or what the goat ate? Just what is it? About 10 years ago I was at a Mamady Keita workshop trying to pick out a djembe from a local seller there who was displaying his goods outside the workshop. I asked Mamady, what do you [...]

Mali Grand Masters!!! Djembe class with Brulye and Aruna: Mendiani

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 03:27:30 +0000

Aruna and Brulye teach Michael P Mendiani solo technique at a djembe class at Centre Togola in the Sabalibougou district of Bamako Mali. Drum class and djembe class is held here every day of the week. If you want to study djembe in Mali, this is the place to go for a djembe lesson or african dance class. These guys and their students really play djembe well! Very inspiring drumming!

“Mali Grand Master” djembe class with Brulye and Aruna: Mendiani

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:41:23 +0000

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Aruna and Brulye teach Michael P Mendiani solo technique at a djembe class at Centre Togola in the Sabalibougou district of Bamako Mali. Music, song, djembe and dunun class and djembe lessons are held here every day of the week. If you want to study djembe in Mali, this is the place to go for a djembe lesson or african dance class. These guys and their students really play djembe well! Very [...]

Super hot Mali djembe and drums, live recording and video!

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:07:42 +0000

“Young Guns” #2 recording session. Some of Bamako , Mali’s finest young musicians perform live djembe music. This piece is “Danza” (Mali) also known as Diansa in Guinee. This group is led by Siaka Doumbia on lead with Sekou on 2nd djembe , “MC” on konkoni and Morike on dunun.

African dance: Mali, “SUNU” Djembe Drums Dance and Chants

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:27:16 +0000

African dance class by Michael Pluznick. Djembe music with Dancers Ami Doumbia left and Malodone right) from the award winning Santogoola community center and local group in the Sabaliboogou district of Bamako chant traditional songs and perform traditional based djembe muisc and dance choreography to the Sunu djembe rhythym in Bamako Mali while accompanied by djembe grandmaster Aruna, djembe master Brulye, djembe fola Siaka and dunun fola Kaliefa, 4 different generations of Mali [...]

All about Mali Didadi (Didadee) music: dance to the drum!

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:42:47 +0000

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

The community center houses local dancers, drummers and musicians, most of whom play in the center’s award-winning group. Many famous district groups [...]

Mali 82yr. old Grand Master Aruna: Doundounba /Marakadon

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:21:25 +0000

80+ year old Grand Master Mali Djembe Master Aruna Sidibe shows us all how to play Doundounba, Marakadon. For more information go to earthcds.com

Mali Africa Djembe Drummers meet Cambodian Jungle Temple

admin — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:31:05 +0000

Mali West Africa Young Guns Djembe Drummers called the “young Guns” meet the Cambodian jungle temples in a combination of djembe music and photo collage from Cambodian sacred temple and wats The djembe drumming and dunun playing and drummers are from from Bamako, Mali, West Africa and are drum masters, too. The music for this video can be heard or bought at : www.earthcds.com. Go to the Mali section and you will see, [...]

Mali Music, Dance and Drums: “Madan” (Djagbe in Guinea)

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:36:05 +0000

Part#1 Madan (aka “Djagbe” in Guinea), a Mali djembe drum, song and African dance piece. West African dance Choreography and drum class from my private African djembe and African dance lessons in Mali West Africa.