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This is an amazing audio and notation encyclopedia of every djembe and dun dun part for 50 Rhythms! |
 I am very happy and excited to tell you about an amazing new film documentary by Aja Salvatore called “Music In Mali: Life Is Hard, Music Is Good”. This feature-length documentary is about the musicians, dancers and everyday people of Mali who are creating inspiring heartfelt music in some of the most difficult living conditions of West Africa. [...]  Let’s face the facts. Until Mamady Keita arrived in the USA we were playing djembe ass backwards. For example, Mandiani was more often then not being played backwards as Soli, (Donba in Senegal) or visa versa. We were doing the best we could at the time as there was very limited resources available in the late 70′s and very few instructors as well. It was prior to the internet and consumer cmcorders were still [...]  My first trip to Africa was to Mali ,West Africa. I was always scared to go to Africa even though all my friends and students had already gone and the reports were always very positive. I was scared of getting sick. I heard the horror stories of people getting sick there, the poor hospitals, bad conditions and everything else. But in the back of my mind since I first started playing in the 70′s I knew I would go, I knew I had to go. I was just waiting for the right timing, [...] 
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 Konoko Sano of Ballettes Africans fame. 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! function startGallery_42() { var myGallery = new gallery($(“myGallery_42″), { timed: true, showCarousel: true, showInfopane: true, showArrows: true, embedLinks: true, slideInfoZoneOpacity: 0.80, delay: 5000, defaultTransition: “fade”, textShowCarousel: “Show/Hide Thumbnails” }); document.getElementById(“myGallery_42″).style.display = “block”; myGallery.toggleCarousel(); } window.addEvent(“domready”, startGallery_42); 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 function startGallery_2() { var myGallery = new gallery($(“myGallery_2″), { timed: true, showCarousel: true, showInfopane: true, showArrows: true, embedLinks: true, slideInfoZoneOpacity: 0.80, delay: 5000, defaultTransition: “fade”, textShowCarousel: “Show/Hide Thumbnails” }); document.getElementById(“myGallery_2″).style.display = “block”; myGallery.toggleCarousel(); } window.addEvent(“domready”, startGallery_2); Beautiful Balaphones Two balaphones large and small from Guinea West Africa Komoko Sano\’s compound in Guinea This was taken at the late great legendary Komoko Sano\’s compound in Merveilles section of Conakry, Guinea, West Africa. Taken with Nikon D90 digital camera
Didadee drummers from the village visit Bamako for our Didadee drummers from the village visit Bamako for our recording session and play amazing music! Mali Didadee drummers from the village visit Bamako for our recording session and play amazing music! Mali Young Guns session from the \”Young Guns\” CD field recording with Siaka Doumbia nad crew MP in Mali Michael Pluznick playing at wedding celebration outside of Bamako in Mali west Africa Baby naming party Siaka Doumbia and Young Guns crew perform live at a baby naming ceremony drum carver Our drum carver works hard all day in the sun and het on our new djembe drums in Bamako Mali West Africa mali, djembe, west african, west africa, world music, ethnic music, village drumming, didadee, bobo, djembe, master drummer, djembe fola Mali young guns djembe drumming recording session photo Mali Wedding MC the young master drummer plays dunun at Mali wedding party mali wedding ceremony more wedding photos and shots from Mali West Africa Grand Master Djembe Fola Aruna Grand Master Djembe Fola Aruna Sidibe listens to himself play on a recording \”Old Masters\” (available on earthcds.com) for the first time in Mali West Africa Brulye Mali champion Master drummer and my second teacher is named Brulye. He was Mali (Bamako city), champion of djembe drumming Didadee Didadee drummers from the village at a recordng session for Mali Music available on earthcds.com Didadee village drummers Didadee (Didadi) music from the village! Aruna Sidibe, Grand master djembe fola My djembe master is Aruna Sidibe 83 years old in Mali from the Music of Mali: Old Masters CD on erathcds.com Bobo drummers in Mali Bobo drummers in Mali play the gourd drums, bara bendre, Bo Bo balaphone Bobo musicians in Mali play the balaphone, Bo Bo drummers in Mali Bobo drummers in Mali play the gourd drums, bara bendre, Yagbe Onilu in Mali Bobo drummers in Mali play the gourd drums, bara bendre, drum carver in Mali makes djembe drums for us Drum carver outside of Bamako Mali making a beautiful djembe drum Komoko Sano's daughter Komoko Sano's other daughter at Komoko Sanos compound in Guinea, West Africa Michael P in Amsterdam fest Amsterdam drum festival with Nick Ostis Michael P in Amsterdam fest Amsterdam drum festival with Nick Ostis Amsterdam drum festival with Nick Ostis Amsterdam drum festival with Nick Ostis ; http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/arunabrulye The Young Guns album was recorded at the community center directly outside the huge bustling market place in Sabalibougou, a small local district of Bamako. Siaka is the leader and premier soloist of this smaller group. He goes through a variety of popular yet traditional peices of djembe music as it is played by his age group in Bamako at weddings, ceremonies and group dance performances. This recording session is for the [...] http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/arunabrulye Dununba #8:A young boy at a community drum and dance, “dundunba” party shows his dance and acrobatics as well as traditional west african dance technique in Conakry, Guinea, West Africa! I filmed this on my 2nd trip to West Africa. Master Djembe Drummer M’Bemba Bangoura and Jaques play at this one as well! Djembe masters and djembe drumming, too! http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali I have received so much mail asking who was who and what was what, I put this video together with answers for you..It has captions and information on whose who and what is what in many of my videos! Please click on the link in blue to take you to the earthcds.com Mali page where you can listen to 4 of my different CD’s for free, or order them there as well. [...] 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. West African djembe and dunun class and drum lesson taught by percussionist Michael pluznick at Rumpuree in Bangkok, Thailand. This African drum rhythm is from Guinea, West Africa. MUSIC OF MALI: DIDADEE Featuring Sumba Togola and Friends Released by earthcds partners. Recorded and produced by Michael Pluznick Audio CD: 62 minutes – 7 tracks
Didadee singer Sumba Togala 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 [...] I have started a Djembe Drum group on Facebook! A good friend and long time drummer recommends that students play every day. Some people think that means they have to sit around for hours at a time but he say’s even five minutes to connect with your instrument (in this case the djembe drum) makes all the difference in the world. You are building a relationship! Another teacher from long ago, Les Lumley from the group, “Ghetto Mysticism” in Boston say’s, “if you [...] I was walking through the streets of Conakry, Guinea, West Africa in a section called Mantomlido, where the artists live and play drums, when I ran across this fantastic group of balaphone, djembe & dunun players rehearsing for a big “spectac”. A real djembe lesson to watch for all who want to learn djembe or balaphone! Shot on my study trip to Guinea with Sony HDR-HC1 camcorder. Check out these newly-released field recordings from Africa. All of Michael’s profits from these albums will go directly to the tribes in Africa that created and performed the music. CDs can be purchased online from EarthCDs. |
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