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Respecting Those That Came Before Us
It’s important to acknowledge and respect those that came before us in any form of musical endeavor we are part […] Read More »
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The Djembe Drum And Conga Drum is a real musical instrument and not a toy!
Did you know that in Europe in many places when the percussion masters perform thousands of people pay to come […] Read More »
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Let’s Drop Discouragement!
Lets drop discouragement When I was at the last Wula Drum And Dance Retreat several people mentioned to me that […] Read More »
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How To Solo On Djembe
Want to learn to solo on your djembe drum? Play accompaniment. It is not a penalty to play accompaniment. Accompaniment […] Read More »
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The Root System
The Root System. When learning and playing hand drums such as djembe and conga drums, It’s great and very important […] Read More »
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Playing With The Great Armando Peraza in the Haight Ashbury Music Center
Playing with Armando Perrazza 38 years ago I got my dream job which was to be the percussion salesman at […] Read More »
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Crawl before you walk
Crawl before your walk, walk before you run, play slowly before your play fast. In drumming like anything in life […] Read More »
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Here are my “top ten” suggestions for maintaining a wonderful vibe, having fun and just plain surviving when drumming at open or large jam sessions.
Here are my “top ten” suggestions for maintaining a wonderful vibe, having fun and just plain surviving when drumming at […] Read More »
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It’s all about matching your skin to your conga drum shell
As much as I love exotic, hand made modern or vintage wood conga drums and appreciate the massive amount of […] Read More »
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Intensive one on one learning experiences and intensive training sessions with Michael Pluznick
An intensive training session, with a one to five day lesson series is a great way to up your game. […] Read More »
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Skype And Facebook Messenger On Line * LIVE* Video Classes Now Available
I am now offering Skype of Facebook Messenger on line live video classes from the comfort of our own homes. […] Read More »
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How to allow drumming to be spiritual practice
The first step in making drumming a spiritual practice is realizing we are not making anything or forcing anything. We […] Read More »
