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  • #6: “African Dance” Young Girls, Young Men & drum teacher dance at Dununba in Conakry, West Africa

    “African Dance”: This video which I made on my study trip to Guinea features young girls (children), dancing at a dununba street party as well as young men, and some old friends and drum teachers (M’Bemba Bangoura) taking their turn dancing as well Djembe masters and djembe drumming! Filmed in HD (high definition). The 2… Read More »

  • Fantastic Balaphone, djembe & dunun players in Conakry, Guinea

    http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/m… Babara Bangoura (grren shirt), Abou Camara (white shirt) and friends. Fantastic Balaphone, djembe & dunun players in Conakry, Guinea, West Africa. Rehearsing for a big Spectac. A real “djembe lesson” to watch for all who love to learn djembe or like djembe class! Shot on my study trip to Guinea. Read More »

  • All about Mali Didadi (Didadee) music: dance to the drum!

    The music for this CD was made at Centre Togola, the local community center, run by director Kareem Togola. It is located outside Sabalibougou. ‘Bougou’ means ‘village’ in Bambara language, although it is located in a city district inside a bustling market place on the outskirts of Bamako, Mali, West Africa. The community center houses… Read More »

  • Exotic Waterfall in Thailand and world percussion by Michael P

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS7qvWsm4Ms filmed on Koh Samui Island in Thailand . This is part 2 with music by Michael Pluznick from the CD Rythym Intergration. This tune is called, “Bata Kuku Songo and features a fusion of west african and afro cuban drumming and music styles. Read More »

  • Mali Baby naming celebration West African dance and drum at community gathering

    Mali djembe drumming on west african style djembes drums and west african dance at it’s highest level is shown at this baby naming celebration and community drum and dance gathering. “MC” on lead cow skin djembe. Filmed near bamako, Mali west africa, a beautiful jembe jam, showing the best djembe players Read More »

  • Mali 82yr. old Grand Master Aruna: Doundounba /Marakadon

    80+ year old Grand Master Mali Djembe Master Aruna Sidibe shows us all how to play Doundounba, Marakadon. For more information go to earthcds.com Read More »

  • congas to djembe/djembe to congas

    When an established conga player transitions to learn to play djembe he or she has certain advantages and disadvantages. When you play congas, there is much emphasis on pushing in to the drum to make tone. On a goat skin djembe, do to the thin tight skin, you must pull the sound out. Despite this… Read More »

  • Yemaya

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIBwwWtvrM0 World music by Michael Pluznick. Chant to Yemaya, *(Yemaja) by Santeria and Orisha priest Pedro De Jesus. Shot on Nikon D90 digital camera on secret sacred beaches on Koh Samui island, Thailand. Read More »

  • Mali Africa Djembe Drummers meet Cambodian Jungle Temple

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBcpu9kolww Mali West Africa Young Guns Djembe Drummers called the “young Guns” meet the Cambodian jungle temples in a combination of djembe music and photo collage from Cambodian sacred temple and wats The djembe drumming and dunun playing and drummers are from from Bamako, Mali, West Africa and are drum masters, too. The music for… Read More »

  • Barabajaba: “Rise Up ” HD Crystal Beach, World Percussion Music

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xK0u5Z4gCrM Shot by MIchael Pluznick at Crystal Bay Beach on the beautiful isalnd of Koh Samui  in Thailand, one of the most clear clean waters around. African (Afro Cuban) Preyer , chant and invocation by maestro Pedro De Jesus. Set to world drumming and world percussion by Barabajaba. “HD” high definition shot on Canon D7. Read More »

  • survival skills

    In my time I have seen everything happen at playing sessions. From people breakdown crying, to fist  fights. Drumming, as we all know being incredibly theraputic, can bring  out both the best and worst in people, or at least some deep rooted “stuff”. It is important to know when to communicate and also how to.… Read More »

  • Master drummer Brulye shows how to play lead for Diansa (Danza/Djansa)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouhby_UsUsc Master drummer Brulye shows how to play lead for Diansa (Danza/Djansa). Filmed outside Bamako, Mali West Africa. The music for this session is available as a CD on www.earthcds.com. Go to the Mali section and enter”old Masters” or “young Guns”. This is the sister video to my Mali Diansa video on Youtbe. The other… Read More »

Michael Pluznick