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!
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
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
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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
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I took these photos on my two trips to Mali and Guinea, West Africa where I studied traditional djembe, drumming, music, culture and African music and dance. Drummers photos feature my teachers Aruna, Brulye and Siaka. Guinea photos at the late great Komoko Sano’s home and compound.
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 CD entitled, “Young Guns” on http://www.earthcds.com
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!
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. You can also click on the barabajaba banner on top!
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.
Djembe Hand Drum factory