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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