Category: Blog
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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 »
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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 […] Read More »
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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 […] Read More »
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Mali Young Masters: Mali Djembe Drum Music Recording Session
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/arunabrulye The Young Guns album was recorded at the community center directly outside the huge bustling market place in Sabalibougou, […] Read More »
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My hand made Shekeres: Shekere Art by Michael Pluznick
http://www.myspace.com/rhythmsofbarab… This is the shekere I was hired to create (make) for Mickey Hart formerly of the Grateful Dead. It […] Read More »
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Interview of Michael Pluznick by Maria Johannesen
Interview by Maria Johannesen MJ: Michael, when did you begin your journey of traveling to indigenous countries to learn about […] Read More »