Category: Blog
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SF Bay Area and Marin: Golden Gate and nature photos by Michael P
[smooth=id:37;] The tremendous beauty of the Bay Area, San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA photos 2010 by Michael Pluznick Read More »
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Barabajaba World Percussion Ensemble
[smooth=id:36;] The Barabajaba Percussion Ensemble and drumming collective from the Big Island of Hawaaii performs live with members and friends […] Read More »
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Barabajaba Live in Puna: “Maracatu”: Brazil meets Hawaaii!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0nxASq1aY http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/barabajaba This video is: Barabajaba Live in Puna: “Maracatu” w/Lisa Dixon and her Brasilian dance group. Taken at a […] Read More »
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A beautiful drum and dance party at Hadley Louden’s in Oakland 3-21-10
[smooth=id:35;] A good time was had by all at Hadley Louden’s drum and dance party in Oakland California 3-21-10! Old […] Read More »
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Mali and Guinea West Africa trip photos of musicians, dancers and drummers
[smooth=id:2]; I took these photos on my two trips to Mali and Guinea, West Africa where I studied traditional djembe, […] Read More »
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West African drummers and dancers perform! Part #2 Djembe, dunun, balaphone and dance.
[smooth=id:33;] West African drummer and dancer photos from live performances of Les Percussions Melenke (Bolokada Conde’s troupe in Bay Area […] Read More »
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Influential friends, african related drummers and dancers in my world
[smooth=id:32;height:640; width:640;] Photos of many friends and people I have learned from and studied with including the late Komoko Sano, […] Read More »
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Back in the Bay Area of Northern California, cold but beautiful!
Hi everyone. I am back from my trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It was a great trip visitng lot’s […] Read More »
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Less is more!
-Fear less, hope more. Whine less, breathe more. Talk less, say more. Hate less, love more. Trip less, dance more…… Read More »
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mysterious quote
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all […] Read More »
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Pandeiro Demonstration by Maestro (master drummer) Bira in Bahia Brasil
Master Bira our folkloric Brasilian drum, dance, and song teacher performs authentic Brazilian rhythms and demonstrates proper technique for pandeiro […] Read More »
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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 […] Read More »