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Afro Cuban

Afro Cuban Class: quinto lock

Michael Pluznick and friends on Toca Elite Pro Series congas! This video excerpt from How to Play Conga Drums shows the top secret “quinto lock” or solo ride pattern that fits or locks in between notes of the guaguanco rumba pattern, in this case a Yambu or slow Guagunaco. Michael first demonstrates the pattern hand over hand or “even handed” style then shows the traditional hand pattern Afro Cuban style. From the soon [...]

Memorial Day Weekend in Northern California: Carnaval 2010 and Mosswood Park, Oakland!

Memorial Day weekend was beautiful and truly “memorial” with Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco  and also the well attended and amazing West African, Afro Cuban, Ewe (Ghana) and Brasilian (Brazilian) drum and dance party in Mosswood  Park, Oakland , California!

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Master dummers: Yagbe Onilu and CK Ladzepko

drummers acknowledge each other at West African drum and dance in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

CK Ladzepko

CK Ladzepko drumming in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

Yagbe Onilu and CK Ladzepko

CK Ladzepko drumming in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

Kinkini Fola: Big Surfer Ray Titus

Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

CK Ladzepko\’s students perform in park

CK Ladzepko drum group in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

Yagbe Onilu

in Mosswood Park, Oakland , Californiaon Memorial Day 2010

singing,dancing and playing in the park

in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

Prince Johny Harstrup

Prince Johny Harstrup in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

Yagbe Onilu performs on Shekere

Yagbe Onilu performs on Shekere at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

Ray, dancer Cevie Tourre and Nick Ostis

at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

Ama

in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

Wade Peterson, Ray and Elan Vitale

in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

drum lesson

at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

beautiful dancer

at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

Maracatu player

at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , California on Memorial Day 2010

dancer in the park

at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , Califonria on Memorial Day 2010

bird in the sky

at drum and dance party and festival in Mosswood Park, Oakland , Califonria on Memorial Day 2010

nature California

Marin, California natural setting

Marin California natural setting

Marin California natural setting

Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco

Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco, California

Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco California 2

Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco, California

Barabajaba: Rumba De Obatala

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.

“Rumba Columbia Caha” from ‘Rythym Intergration’ CD by Michael Pluznick

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“Rumba Columbia Caha” is from the new CD entitled available on I Tunes! enter: michael pluznick. ‘Rythym Intergration’ by Michael Pluznick featuring a variety and fusion of different vocal traditions by Perdo De Jesus and Tika Morgan with percussion by Michael Pluznick, this piece uses congas. Shot with Nikon D90 digital slr camera and sony cybershot dsc-w290 and Panasonic GF1 4/3rds camera

How to play Mozambique on 4 conga drums by Michael P

In this video I will show you have to play the traditional Afro Cuban Folkloric rhtyhm Mozambique on four conga drums.

“Havanah Cabana” from Heat Beat CD by Michael Pluznick

Havana Cabana is a new percussion song on the CD entitled Heat Beat by Michael Pluznick, and features Michael P on congas, cahon, caha, bongos and other misc. percussion and drums in a rumba albierto (open rumba) or invento pattern/concept.

Rythym Intergration CD:

This  new song is called Bembe Djembe from the Rythym Intergration CD. The peace is the Afro Cuban folkloric  “Bembe”  or Havana style Guido 6/8 by Michael Pluznick with Afro Cuban traditional Santos (Santeria/Lucumi/Yoruba) chants by Priest Pedro De Jesus and family. Filmed in and around California coastline by Michael Pluznick. Chris Walker lead drum, Tika Morgan back up vocals. Michael P on Shekere. Wade Peterson on bell. Shot with Nikon D90 digital [...]