Tag: Drumming
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Dance teacher sought for world dance and music center on exotic Koh Samui Island Thailand
We are looking for a talented multi disciplined dance teacher for a new world dance , movement and world music center/studio on the beautiful and exotic Koh Samui Island in scenic Thailand. If you can teach salsa, brazilian, west african and more please contact us soon. The center is just forming now. Other dance teachers… Read More »
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How to practice quietly at home
Many people have written to me saying, “OK, I agree I need to practice, but where can I practice”? Maybe it is too cold to go out to the park, or you just don’t feel like dragging your drum around? Or maybe someone has complained about “noise”? I do not know how many times I have… Read More »
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Respecting the instrument you play: lesson one
One of the first most important lessons to learn when we first buy or get given a drum is to respect the instrument as you would any other instrument such as a violin or guitar. The drum is so much fun many of us do not even think of it as an actual musical instrument… Read More »
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Kuku djembe solo techniques part one
This is part one of the Kuku solo techniques shown here with the small ensemble with Wade Peterson on ballet style dununs (aka “djundjun” or “dundun”) , Ben Isaacs on support djembe and MIchael Pluznick on lead or solo djembe. Read More »
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How to Play Afro Haitian Rhythms: Yan Valu by M. Pluznick on Toca Elite Pro Series congas
How to Play Afro Haitian Rhythms: Yan Valu by M. Pluznick form an up and coming soon to be released “How to Play Congas” DVD! Wade Peterson (seconde) conga, Ben Issacs 6/8 long bell, boula (up beats with sticks) Ray Titus politos This is an example of how to play the Yan Valu rhythm pattern… Read More »
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“HOT”!! African Dancers from Liberia,Cameroon, West Africa perform African Dance
West African dancers and djembe and dunun drummers perform mixed west african drumming and african dance. The African dancers are from Cameroon, Liberia and other parts of West Africa. In this performance of live world music and world dance we are performing at the incredible Skytop Dream Bar in downtown Bangkok, Thailand for a music… Read More »
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Much Fun @ Bali Treasures retail store and drum factory in Ubud Bali Indonesia
If you are a drummer or musician or just love percussion and you are ever in Bali (or on line) you owe it to yourself to check out Bali Treasures. I was recently in Ubud Bali where I had the pleasure to meet the owner of the Bali Treasures retail store Ed A. Balma. Ed also… Read More »
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A taste of honey: bembe for Oshun (Osun)
Fundumental Bembe for Oshun held at Baba PEdro De Jesus’s old house in San Jose California.Drummers Chris Walker, David Frazier and Pedro Dejesus play the fundumental bata drums which were blessed in Mantanza’s Cuba. Read More »
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CK Ladzepko Ghanain (Ewe) drum master performs in Mosswood Park, Oakland California part 1
Ewe drumming Ewe drumming is very diverse and is played in many slightly different ways here and in West Africa as well. The example here is played by Ewe master drummer CK Ladzepko from Ghana. An Ewe musician from Togo may play a piece or instrument slightly differently from the way an Ewe from… Read More »
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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 »
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Vietnam 2:”HD” art, sculptures,temples w/ music by Michael Pluznick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EO_N6b03E_U This video features photgraphy shot in Hanoi, Vietnam and contans beautiful art, sculpture, and nature with world music by Michael Pluznick The people and scenes are from everday life in Hanoi, Vietnam. HD *(high definition). Shot on Canon 7D digital SLR Read More »