Month: February 2010
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Silence the inner critic
Silencing the inner critic. For most of us when we are drumming , practicing and playing we are playing to an imaginary critic. Often this critic is saying, “you are not good enough”. I have learned over the years to simply not pay attention to the critic or whatever negative images or feelings that may… Read More »
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Barabajaba World Percussion Ensemble with Yoga Beach Slide Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ9NgDZQgSo 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… Read More »
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street musicians play from their hearts in Bangkok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxl2GoJs9lU Street musicians in Thailand. Young boy plays balaphone like marimba instrument on the street. Older man plays home made stringed instrument on the streets of bangkok, thailand. Read More »
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Leave your ego at the door please..
Don’t let your ego in the way of making you a great drummer. A great freind and teacher used to tell us before class. “Leave your ego at the door”. When we come together to drum, to learn or to play together it is important we come with respect for each other no matter what… Read More »
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How to Play African Djembe and Dununs: Konowoulen 1 Sangban
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR-qdijuXrs How to play djembe and dunun drums by Michael Pluznick, a student of Bolokda Conde. West African drumming from Guinea, West Africa. “Dununba”: Konolwoulen 1 sangban part with “movement” (eshauffman) Read More »
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Guinea West African drum lesson:”Sobonikun” sangbam part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr29lBUH6X0 Excerpts from Guinea West African drum class and djembe lesson by Michael Pluznick. Sobonikun is a mask dance. This is the sangban (dunun) part that was taught to me by master djembe drummer Bolokada Conde (of Les Percussion du Guinea). Different then the Mamady Keita version. Also known as Sogonikun in Mali a mask… Read More »
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“Miles Dean” World Jazz Music w/Orchids and Flowers of Thailand Part#1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Wl9hepTtw Orchids, nature, clouds and more set to world music and world jazz by percussionist, photographer and composer Michael Pluznick, with friends Bill Ortiz *(from Santana) on trumpet and co composer Joel Lindheimer on guitar. Read More »
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How to Play Shekere (Sekere) Volume#2 “Diansa” excerpts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJSEuQ6IM7A Danza *(Diansa /Djeansa/Dansa) a west african djmebe drum, dunun and dance piece from Mali and also Guinea is transcribed to Shekere’s by Michael Pluznick. Short exerpts are frpm the up and coming “how to Play Shekere (Sekere) volume #2. Group applications for playing the Shekere or beaded gourd Read More »
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Mali Music, Dance and Drums: “Madan” (Djagbe in Guinea)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMsJQvoN5iI 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. Read More »
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Barabajaba: Soko La Bata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGWa3bp4yGc “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… Read More »
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What is traditional drumming about?
Traditional drumming part one West Africa What is traditional drumming? Traditional African drumming usually refers to drumming that has been handed down from generation to generation and comes from a time long ago. Traditional drumming is organized and systematized drumming or drumming that is part of a musical piece or composition that is used for… Read More »
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Increasing your playing speed on any kind of drums
I often hear people, friends and students complain that they can not play as fast as they would like to. Watch any video of the top players in Africa or Cuba play and it is truly amazing. How do they do it? A key to playing fast is playing relaxed. This does not mean “sleepy”… Read More »