Category: Blog
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“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 »
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Female African Dancers Drum and Solo w/ djembe master Bolokada
http://www.myspace.com/rhythmsofbarab… Female West African dancers from Guinea West Afrcan and Oakland California drum and solo with Master drummer (djembe fola) Bolokada Conde performs with his group Les Percussions Melenke in Bolinas, California. The first piece with dancers is “Mane”, from Guinea West Africa. Read More »
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M and M in Bed! More Funny Found Percussion Pt.2!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlDnFhUYJN8 M and M explore found objects and home made percussion instruments in the bedroom. See how many different found objects you can recognise! CLICK THIS LINK TO HEAR OR BUY OUR NEW CD: http://www.myspace.com/rhyt… http://www.reverbnation.com Read More »
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what to use if you do not have a drum (bucket)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iULsxkom4fo Michael P demonstrates what to do when you don’t have a dunun or conga..use a bucket. MP shows 3 different ways to play 6/8 beats on his cheap yellow bucket drum! Stcik and hand technique. Read More »
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Masters of Djembe#4: Dancer, Jaques Pt.2 &Dunun solo!! In “HD”!
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/arunabrulye Jaques comes back for his second solo in this all star djembe fola-young masters video form Conakry Guinee West Africa. Please check out part two of the traditional male african dancer and the remarkable dunun solo as well!! I made this durring my 2nd study tour of West Africa where I met and played… Read More »
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If you can say it you can play it!
There are many different ways to learn drums. Some people prefer an intellectual approach, to understand the breakdown or math of the part or pattern on the drum. The beats and dividing the beats. This is a western approach that really works for some people. These type of learners can not learn unless they first… Read More »
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Barabajaba: Rumba De Obatala “HD” @Big Buddha from ‘Rise Up’ CD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol2cZ4kFxmU Barabajaba Percussion Ensemble from Puna on the Big Island of Hawaii and Bay Area California present Rumba De Obatala, a special tune off of the new Rise Up CD. Based on traditional afro cuban drum patterns. Filmed at Big Buddha Temple, Bo Phut, Koh Samui Island, Thailand. Orisha chants and vocals by Jesse Seyomour… Read More »
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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 »
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“African Dance”: Young Boy shows his stuff at Dununba Drum and Dance party in Conakry, Guinea
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/arunabrulye Dununba #8:A young boy at a community drum and dance, “dundunba” party shows his dance and acrobatics as well as traditional west african dance technique in Conakry, Guinea, West Africa! I filmed this on my 2nd trip to West Africa. Master Djembe Drummer M’Bemba Bangoura and Jaques play at this one as well! Djembe… Read More »
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“Numu Foly” Mali African Dance, Djembe Drums and Chants#8
Mali West African dance choreography. This piece is called Numu Foly (the black smith dance). This video is from the series West African (Mal)i Dance, Drums and Chants #8. And is from my African drum and dance lessons in Bamako, Mali, West Africa. Read More »
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Space, the final frontier. Add a little space to your solo’s!
Space, the final frontier. Soloing concepts Most young soloists and even experienced players play too many notes. My suggestion is to approach drumming as a musical composition. In music, soloing is more about what you don’t play, then what you do play. I am talking about space. Phrasing and space. Space and phrasing. As Lao… Read More »