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  • “Mali Grand Master” djembe class with Brulye and Aruna: Mendiani

    http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/m… Aruna and Brulye teach Michael P Mendiani solo technique at a djembe class at Centre Togola in the Sabalibougou district of Bamako Mali. Music, song, djembe and dunun class and djembe lessons are held here every day of the week. If you want to study djembe in Mali, this is the place to go… Read More »

  • Ancient Buddhist temples, art, statues, Ayuthaya, Thailand world musicby Michael Pluznick

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib0v2M8NFvY Ayuthaya Thailand one hour outside of Bangkok was the scene of Thailands original renaissance. The Kingdom grew to prominence when rice was the regions most important currency. However, when Burmese troops sacked the city in 1767, the capital was moved to Bangkok. This move also signaled a shift from a purely agricultural society to… Read More »

  • Beautiful traditional Thai flute music played on the street

    Beautiful traditional Thai street flute music played on the street in Bangkok Thailand by happy musician I ran into by chance on one of my daily jaunts wandering the streets of Bangkok. Read More »

  • Studying Afro Cuban Music in Cuba 1985

    Studying drums in another culture part one Cuba 1985 If you have been playing any type of ethnic drums for any amount of time the fantasy of playing in another land or even performing has probably cross dour mind. For years I watched friends and even students of mine crossing the borders of other countries… Read More »

  • Thai Hammered Dulcimer and Cahone (Box drum) on the street in Bangkok 2

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnpFkh9XhhA Thai percussion with fusion music using hammered dulcimer like instrument and non traditional (for Thai people) cahone or “caha”, (wood box drum) from Afro Cuban music origins. This video took place on Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand and was shot on my Canon G11 camera (non HD). Read More »

  • Real Guinea West Africa music on the streets of Thailand ! pt2.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqQiq_CirTw Traditional West African Instruments being played at the best drum jam on Khao San Rd. in Bangkok Thailand by Musicians from Guinea, Liberia and around the world (japan, USA, etc): Gongoma, Balon,Djembe & Dunun in Thailand. Check out the songs and dance, too at this Khao San Road drum jam. Read More »

  • Epic international drum jam on Khao San Road Bangkok, Thailand

    Last night there was an epic drum jam on Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand. There were drummers from all across the globe! We got permission to play right in front of the police station because “King”, the local police chief is a big fan of Eddie Tamba our Liberian master of ceremonies and djembe… Read More »

  • Small Child Practices West African Dance Moves

    4 year old girl learns and practices traditional dance steps for Konkoba Guinee style West African Dance at Bolokada Conde rehearsal in Oakland , California. Konkoba is in 9/8 time and a very hard dance to perform or learn! Read More »

  • 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 of Bamako Mali. Drum class and djembe class is held here every day of the week. If you want to study djembe in Mali, this is the place to go for a djembe lesson or… 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 »

  • Dununba #1 “HD” Djembe drum and dance party in Conakry, Guinea

    http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sdoumbiacrew #1 in a series: This is my best quality High Definition video yet! If your computer is fast enough, press the HD button, You can still watch it in regular format as well! This video was shot at a Dununba (aka dundunba) community celebration and dnace party I attended in Conakry, Guinea West Africa… 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 »

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