Category: Music & Travel
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Playing cold at a hot gig in Bali, Indonesia
What do you do when you are completely cold and suddenly have to play hot? Last night the islands best trumpet player performed with his band at Bali’s version of Yoshis called interestingly enough, Ryopshi’s! Any coincidence? Great sushi and great tunes. Rio Sadik, the trumpet player, singer and “star of the show”, ( as… Read More »
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Dance teacher sought for world dance and music center on exotic Koh Samui Island Thailand
We are looking for a talented multi disciplined dance teacher for a new world dance , movement and world music […] Read More »
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Djembe Intensive Workshop in Ubud, Bali Jan 9th @ 3:00 PM by Michael Pluznick
I will be teaching an intensive, intermediate to advanced small group djembe and dunun workshop for a limited number of […] Read More »
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Tai Chi Chuan on the beach on Koh Samui Thailand
Tai Chi on beach of Koh Samui Thailand Read More »
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Amazing female dancer at West African Dununba drum and dance celebration at Kemoko Sano’s compound
Very athletic and amazing dancers solo and perform at a “dununba” community drum and dance celebration. Dununba refers to “strong […] Read More »
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Photos Buddhist statues and temple at Wat Lamphon Bangkok, Thailand 11/2010
This is a photo session I shot recently at a re visit to the famous Wat Lamphong temple in Bangkok. There are very beautiful Buuhist statues there as well as some incredible Asian architecture as well. Read More »
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Dununba Dance and Drum party in Guinee West Africa
This is from a Dununba community African drum and West African dance party I sponsored when I was staying and studying with the late, great teacher and master choreorgapher and percussionist Kemoko Sano (aka Komoko Sano) at his compound in Mervielles, Conakry, Guinee, West Africa a few years ago. Read More »
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MP plays Toca congas w/DJ Steve and guitar at BBC club, Koh Samui, Thailand
Percussionist and conga player Michael Pluznick plays Toca congas, bongos and djembe to the electronic music of DJ Steve from […] Read More »
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“HOT”!! African Dancers from Liberia,Cameroon, West Africa perform African Dance
West African dancers and djembe and dunun drummers perform mixed west african drumming and african dance. The African dancers are […] Read More »
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Djembe Master Bolokada Conde Djembe Drums with Les Percussions Melenke Peform at La Pena
Master Djembe drummer Bolokada Conde and Les Percussion Melenke performance ensemble and crew in an early West African djembe drum […] Read More »
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Mali Grand Masters!!! Djembe class with Brulye and Aruna: Mendiani
Aruna and Brulye teach Michael P Mendiani solo technique at a djembe class at Centre Togola in the Sabalibougou district […] Read More »
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Dundunba Drum and African dance Party: clown and awesome Dancers
Community celebration known as a Dundunba drum and African dance party at the late , great performer and master choreographer […] Read More »