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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. [...]  I have had the great opportunity to know and to have been playing for Lasensua for over 20 years or more. I first met her on the Big Island of Hawaii. Lasensua has lived, studied & performed in many areas of the world. Her travels started in 1974, when she became immersed in Hawaiian culture through their music & “Hula” dance. She has journeyed to Brazil, Cuba, West Africa, Caribbean, Tahiti, India & Indonesia to live and study dance on location. [...]  This last month I had the good fortune to be able to go to Bali once again. My focus was on teaching west african drum classes in Ubud and also playing with every band I could sit in with or gig (work) with. I had no idea that the musicians and drummers I would meet would be so receptive and talented. I had many interesting and surprising moments and experiences there as well. [...]  n this lesson excerpt we look at the Kassa family of rhythms. This is the Saraya variation shown on dununs “down” style also known as “ballet” style. [...]  This is part one of the Kuku solo techniques shown here with the small ensemble with Wade Peterson on ballet style dununs (aka “djundjun” or “dundun”) , Ben Isaacs on support djembe and MIchael Pluznick on lead or solo djembe. [...] 
From a Dununba (doundounba) I sponsored in Guinee, West Africa. A Doundoundba is a West African drum and dance community celebration or “Dundunba” party at the late great Kemoko Sano’s compound. 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_38() { var myGallery = new gallery($(“myGallery_38″), { timed: true, showCarousel: true, showInfopane: true, showArrows: true, embedLinks: true, slideInfoZoneOpacity: 0.80, delay: 5000, defaultTransition: “fade”, textShowCarousel: “Show/Hide Thumbnails” }); document.getElementById(“myGallery_38″).style.display = “block”; myGallery.toggleCarousel(); } window.addEvent(“domready”, startGallery_38); West African dancer from Hawaii at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble performance BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii Ray Titus performs West African drumming (kinkini) @ Blend show BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii West African dancers from Hawaii peform at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble performance BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii West African dancers from Hawaii peform at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble performance BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii West African dancers from Hawaii peform at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble performance 3 BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii West African dancers from Hawaii peform at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble performance 4 BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii Little girl performs West with African dancers from Hawaii peform at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble performance BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii Kakilambe mask dancer at west african performance on Hawaii Kakilambe BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii West African dancers from Hawaii peform at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble performance BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii flowers flower birds and nature birds Michal leader of Lavaroots teaching west african dance class on Kona side of the Big Island of Hawaii MIchal dancer, dance teacher, choregorapher, african dancer and leader of LAvaroots Ensemble and Blend beautiful dancer at African dance class dancer from the Blend performance congas Peter plays congas at Blend show west african dance choreography dancers from the BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii dancers jump dancers from the BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii Bata drumming at drum and dance performance on Big Island Ray Titus, Jesse Seymour and MIchael Pluznick on Bata MIchael Pluznick djembe drumming@ Blend Show on Big Island of Hawaii MIchael Pluznick djembe drumming MIchael Pluznick djembe drumming@ Blend Show on Big Island of Hawaii #2 MIchael Pluznick djembe drumming@ Blend Show on Big Island of Hawaii West African dancers from Hawaii peform at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble performance dancers from the BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii michael Pluznick Michael Pluznick drummer from Blend show and Lavaroots ensemble poses with a small friend Michael Pluznick 2 Michael Pluznick drummer from Blend show and Lavaroots ensemble poses Joshua and Bruce Joshua and Bruce djembe djembe djembe BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii more djembe BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii west african dance BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii african dancers perform BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii drummer and dancer BLEND world percussion music and dance performance by Lavaroots Ensemble Hilo, Big Island of Hawaii Check out the beautiful photos by Bill Adams of the West African/ world drumming and dance performance at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble on the Big Island of Hawaii 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 ; Last night there was an epic drum jam on Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand. There were drummers from all across the globe! We got permission to play right in front of the police station because “King”, the local police chief is a big fan of Eddie Tamba our Liberian master of ceremonies and djembe fola. Eddie Tamba of Liberia represents on Khao San Road Bangkok, Thailand The drum jam had originally started [...] http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sdoumbiacrew #1 in a series: This is my best quality High Definition video yet! If your computer is fast enough, press the HD button, You can still watch it in regular format as well! This video was shot at a Dununba (aka dundunba) community celebration and dnace party I attended in Conakry, Guinea West Africa while I was studying with the late great Komoko Sano at his compound. I am installing it in [...] 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! We all go through changes in life. Learning to play drums and learning to dance can be a humbling experience. We have to surrender, we have to be open up. Often we are in awe of our teachers and we are vulnerable. Maybe we feel culturaley responsible for another cultures hardships. Maybe there is a deep seated sense of guilt. It happens and it is natural. Please do not let yourself be taken [...] http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali Part number one Watch me, (Michael Pluznick) struggle in the deep Mali West African heat trying to remember..and recite djembe solo technjique for my master djembe teacher, “Old Master” Aruna Sidibe… everything Aruna has taught me in the prior 2 and 1/2 months of djembe class for this one piece! I pull it off, but just barely!! To see how it is really played go to my other SUNU djembe and african [...] Sumba Togola from Mali West Africa performs live African chants and dance with her amazing group of traditional Didadee musicians and drummers . This is an excerpt from the new CD, “Didadee Music of Mali” available on www.earthcds.com. Enter:mali, enter: didadee http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/milesdean From the MIchael Pluznick CD, Rhtyhym Intergration. Kaki Rumba: Afro Cuban/West African fusion filmed and photos from Asia, Hawaii, California and beyond At the end of the West African Djembe drum and African dance show, all the folas (djembe masters) get together in a line and exchange awesome djembe solos. Filmed in Conakry Guinee West Africa by Michael P Barabajaba World Percussion Ensmeble: from the new CD, “Rise UP’ produced by Michael Pluznick with co composer percussion master Jesse Seymour from the Big Island of Hawaii. This tune is entitled, “Marineiro” and was filmed at the legenday and very beautiful Yoga Beach on Koh Samui Island, Thailand, World Percussion and Music chants on this tune by Boaz Martin with back up by Zahira/ “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 well. Michael Pluznick on all djembes and dunun parts, Jesse seymour on Bata. 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 [...] Mali West African dance class for beginers (me) in Bamako Mali with my dance teacher Ami Doumbia and djembe drum teachers as well. This is a performance by the Lavaroots ensemble on the Big Island of Hawaii and is called Kassa, which is a West African traditional harvest dance from Guinea, West Africa. 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 [...] |
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