Category: Blog
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Silence the inner critic
Silencing the inner critic. For most of us when we are drumming , practicing and playing we are playing to […] Read More »
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Barabajaba World Percussion Ensemble with Yoga Beach Slide Show
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ9NgDZQgSo Barabajaba World Percussion Ensmeble: from the new CD, “Rise UP’ produced by Michael Pluznick with co composer percussion master […] Read More »
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street musicians play from their hearts in Bangkok
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxl2GoJs9lU Street musicians in Thailand. Young boy plays balaphone like marimba instrument on the street. Older man plays home made […] Read More »
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Leave your ego at the door please..
Don’t let your ego in the way of making you a great drummer. A great freind and teacher used to […] Read More »
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How to Play African Djembe and Dununs: Konowoulen 1 Sangban
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR-qdijuXrs How to play djembe and dunun drums by Michael Pluznick, a student of Bolokda Conde. West African drumming from […] Read More »
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Guinea West African drum lesson:”Sobonikun” sangbam part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr29lBUH6X0 Excerpts from Guinea West African drum class and djembe lesson by Michael Pluznick. Sobonikun is a mask dance. This […] Read More »
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“Miles Dean” World Jazz Music w/Orchids and Flowers of Thailand Part#1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90Wl9hepTtw Orchids, nature, clouds and more set to world music and world jazz by percussionist, photographer and composer Michael Pluznick, […] Read More »
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How to Play Shekere (Sekere) Volume#2 “Diansa” excerpts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJSEuQ6IM7A Danza *(Diansa /Djeansa/Dansa) a west african djmebe drum, dunun and dance piece from Mali and also Guinea is transcribed […] Read More »
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Mali Music, Dance and Drums: “Madan” (Djagbe in Guinea)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMsJQvoN5iI Part#1 Madan (aka “Djagbe” in Guinea), a Mali djembe drum, song and African dance piece. West African dance Choreography […] Read More »
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Barabajaba: Soko La Bata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGWa3bp4yGc “Soko La Bata” is a west african djembe drum and dance world music and world fusion musical and drum […] Read More »
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What is traditional drumming about?
Traditional drumming part one West Africa What is traditional drumming? Traditional African drumming usually refers to drumming that has been […] Read More »
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Increasing your playing speed on any kind of drums
I often hear people, friends and students complain that they can not play as fast as they would like to. […] Read More »