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  • Memorial Day Weekend in Northern California: Carnaval 2010 and Mosswood Park, Oakland!

    Memorial Day weekend was beautiful and truly “memorial” with Carnaval 2010 in San Francisco  and also the well attended and amazing West African, Afro Cuban, Ewe (Ghana) and Brasilian (Brazilian) drum and dance party in Mosswood  Park, Oakland , California! [smooth=id:42;] Read More »

  • West African/ world drumming and dance at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble on the Big Island of Hawaii

    [smooth=id:38;] Check out the beautiful photos by Bill Adams of the West African/ world drumming and dance performance at the Blend show by Lavaroots Ensemble on the Big Island of Hawaii Read More »

  • 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, drumming, music, culture and African music and dance. Drummers photos feature my teachers Aruna, Brulye and Siaka. Guinea photos at the late great Komoko Sano’s home and compound. Read More »

  • 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, a small local district of Bamako. Siaka is the leader and premier soloist of this smaller group. He goes through a variety of popular yet traditional peices of djembe music as it is played by… Read More »

  • Buying a djembe, Bali or African drum?

    Bali Djembe drums vs West African djembe drums The prices of professional djembe drums are going through the roof on line (you can pay well over $650!). That said, under certain circumstances, one of the best buys going right now is a Bali djembe drum. They are just about always light weight, have nice skins… Read More »

  • Real Guinea West Africa music on the streets of Thailand ! pt2.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqQiq_CirTw Traditional West African Instruments being played at the best drum jam on Khao San Rd. in Bangkok Thailand by Musicians from Guinea, Liberia and around the world (japan, USA, etc): Gongoma, Balon,Djembe & Dunun in Thailand. Check out the songs and dance, too at this Khao San Road drum jam. Read More »

  • Epic international drum jam on Khao San Road Bangkok, Thailand

    Last night there was an epic drum jam on Khao San Road in Bangkok, Thailand. There were drummers from all across the globe! We got permission to play right in front of the police station because “King”, the local police chief is a big fan of Eddie Tamba our Liberian master of ceremonies and djembe… Read More »

  • Small Child Practices West African Dance Moves

    4 year old girl learns and practices traditional dance steps for Konkoba Guinee style West African Dance at Bolokada Conde rehearsal in Oakland , California. Konkoba is in 9/8 time and a very hard dance to perform or learn! Read More »

  • Mali: sweet Didadi music, drums and beautiful chants!

    http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali Didadi is a rhythm that can be used by young people to compete at festivals and celebrations. Didadi can be played for the expected arrival of an important person or at end-of-the-year holidays. Some say it originates from the Bougouni circle , of Mali’s Sikasso region. The didadi is also organized during the end… Read More »

  • Amazing! Dazling Young child djembe SUPER STAR player solos at show : AMAZING!

    http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/arunabrulye An amazing 6 year old child djembe drummer solos at Guinee, West African “Spectac” (big show in Conakry, Guinea). Music similar to this and other similar high quality digitaly recorded audio recordings I did in Mali are now available for sale: http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali Read More »

  • 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 »

  • 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 »

Michael Pluznick