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  • A taste of honey: bembe for Oshun (Osun)

    Fundumental Bembe for Oshun held at Baba PEdro De Jesus’s old house in San Jose California.Drummers Chris Walker, David Frazier and Pedro Dejesus play the fundumental bata drums  which were blessed in Mantanza’s Cuba. Read More »

  • Rumba De Obatala “HD” @Big Buddha from ‘Rise Up’ CD

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol2cZ4kFxmU From Barabajaba Music and drumming group on the Big Island of Hawaii and San Francisco California as well. Featuring Jesse Seymour Vocals and Michael Pluznick joing him on percussion. Read More »

  • Studying Afro Cuban Music in Cuba 1985

    Studying drums in another culture part one Cuba 1985 If you have been playing any type of ethnic drums for any amount of time the fantasy of playing in another land or even performing has probably cross dour mind. For years I watched friends and even students of mine crossing the borders of other countries… Read More »

  • Barabajaba: Rumba De Obatala “HD” @Big Buddha from ‘Rise Up’ CD

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol2cZ4kFxmU Barabajaba Percussion Ensemble from Puna on the Big Island of Hawaii and Bay Area California present Rumba De Obatala, a special tune off of the new Rise Up CD. Based on traditional afro cuban drum patterns. Filmed at Big Buddha Temple, Bo Phut, Koh Samui Island, Thailand. Orisha chants and vocals by Jesse Seyomour… Read More »

  • Bira teaches Oxun song class, song lesson in Bahia , Brasil

    http://www.myspace.com/rhyt… Bira the young drum, dance and song master and teacher teaches Oxun song at our Brasilian drum and dance class in Pelerinio district of Bahia , Brasil. Read More »

  • Obatala: Miles Dean CD by MIchael Pluznick/ Joel Lindheimer

    http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/barabajaba/ Obatala, “La Funk”, a tune off the new Miles Dean world music/world jazz CD by percussionist Michael Pluznick and guitarist Joel Lindeimer, Photos by Michael Pluznick in the hills and mountains of northern California Read More »

  • Yemaja (Yemaya) dance and drum class in Bahia Brazil (Brasil)

    Traditional. Afro Brasilian Candamble rthyms and dance class’ choreography to the Orisha (orixa) Yemjaja in Bahia Brasil. Taught to us by Maestro Bira and his students. Traditional. Afro Brasilian Candamble rthyms and dance class’ choreography to the Orisha (orixa) Yemjaja in Bahia Brasil. Taught to us by Maestro Bira and his students. Read More »

  • Barabajaba: Soko La Bata

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGWa3bp4yGc “Soko La Bata” is a west african djembe drum and dance  world music and world fusion musical and drum piece featuring afro cuban bata and santos (santeria/Orisha) chants by both Pedro De Jesus and Jesse Seymour to Yemaya godess of the Ocean. We combine  traditional bata drums with west african djembe and dununs as… Read More »

  • La Funk from Miles Dean CD shot in Thailand

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng4VXuvanww This video was shot on Koh Samui island in Thailand by Michael P.  It features music by Michael Pluznick and Joel Lindheimer from their new CD, “Miles Dean”. The name of the tune is La Funk. Bill Ortiz from the Santana band plays trumpet and Pedro De Jesus on vocals and traditional afro cuban… Read More »

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