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  • How to Play Sekere (Shekere) Vol.#2 demo

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAs38Zqw34g[/http]This new and exciting video I shot myself covers every possible aspect of playing Sekere (aka Shekere) by yourself or with other people. In this new instructional DVD I  have included how to play with bands, music ensembles, in Afro Cuban groups as well as with West African drummers as well! Excerpts from the new… Read More »

  • “How to play drums”: Afro Brasilian drum class : “Cabocolo” in Bahia

    http://www.myspace.com/rhythmsofbarab… How to play drums and percussion: Afro Braisilan, (Afro Brazilian) ethnic drum class on traditional hand drumming taught to me in Bahia, Brasil. Maestro Bira teaches Michael Pluznick and Boaz Hashimoto Martin (co founders of Barababaja) the very tricky, unusual and often misinterpreted Cobocolo rhythm piece as played in Bahia, Brazil (Brasil. Brasil: Cabocolo… Read More »

  • “How to play Djembe” beginers drum class: Djagbe-Madan Drum Class/ Demo Thailand: slow

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76UhA3yTlu8 How to play djembe. Begginers Djembe calss. Begginers dunun class. This is the rythym arangement “Djagbe” (in Guinee) or Madan (in Mali) djembe and dunun class excerpts @ Rumpuree dance school in Thailand. taught by Michael Pluznick. Read More »

  • “how to play djembe” Djembe class: Guinee Drum Class in Bangkok: Kuku SLOW!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1QYEQ0k67M In this “how to play djembe” class MIchael Pluznick shows djembe and dunun drum techniques and styles. The name of this piece is “kuku” from Guinea (guinee) West Africa. Class was filmed in Bangkok, Thailand at rumpuree dance and drum school in Amarin Plaza. Michael Pluznick has been studying, performing and recording for over… Read More »

  • “How to Play Djembe”, Djembe class: Mali “Sunu” Djembe Solo tech. recital by MP

    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,… Read More »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

  • How to play Mozambique on 4 conga drums by Michael P

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H4YGZRnYvY In this video I will show you have to play the traditional Afro Cuban Folkloric rhtyhm Mozambique on four conga drums. Read More »

Michael Pluznick