Category: Blog
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LIVE…Master Djembe Drummer Bolokada Conde and Les Percussions Malinke
Djembe drum master Bolokada Conde and Les Percussions Malinke’s play traditional West African rhythms at a percussion show at La […] Read More »
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Smile
Smile when you play A very important muscle exercise to practice and to use when drumming is your smile. I […] Read More »
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Makru Djembe Rhythm on Toca Stage Series Pro and Freestyle Djembes
Tina and Luna enjoy there first djembe drum class with Michael Pluznick on Koh Samui Island, Thailand. Luna is playing […] Read More »
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Michael P plays new Toca Freestyle Djembe on Bangkok Roof
Michael Pluznick test drives the new Toca Freestyle PVC (plastic) djembe and plays a djembe solo on the roof of a Bangkok hotel, 35 stories high in Bangkok Thailand. This HD high definition video was shot on a Canon HF-S21 high defintion camcorder. The Toca djembe is interesting because this drum is not effected by… 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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Djembe meets DJ on Koh Samui w/DJ Steve, Bobby P on guitar and MP on Djembe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNiTsPcvLPI A good time was had by all in this meeting of electronica and west african drumming at the BBC […] Read More »
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It’s not the drum it’s the drummer
It’s not the drum it’s the drummer! What makes a drum have that special sound? Is it the wood? The […] Read More »
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How to Play Congas: Very basic technique, position and tones
“With out strong framework the house will collapse’. In this ‘follow along” video/ conga lesson we will begin to explore […] Read More »
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How to Play Congas: Mozambique on four drums!
Michael Pluznick demonstrates Mozambique Afro Cuban conga drum arrangement on four drums. This is a way for you to get […] Read More »
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How to play African drums: Soko, Djembe and Dununs class
Soko djembe drum and dunun rhythm from guinea west africa taught by Michael Pluznick for his international crew including friends […] Read More »
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How to play Sorsonete (soresonere) on three Dunun (doundoun)
Michael Pluznick shows a technique for playing the Guinee (Guinea) west african drumming and rhythm pattern Soresonere (Soresonete) on three […] Read More »
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How to Play Shekere, solo moves and techniques *(sekere/chekere)
Excerpt from the new video, “How to Play Shekere (Sekere) vol.#2 by Michael Pluznick People asked me for a long […] Read More »