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  • Skilled djembe drummers and dancers perform at Dununba community celebration

    From a Dununba (doundounba)  I sponsored  in Guinee, West Africa.  A Doundoundba is a West African drum and dance community celebration or “Dundunba” party at the late great Kemoko Sano’s compound. 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 »

  • Grand Master Drummer M’Bemba Bangoura “Djembekan” (solo)

    Master djembe drummer, master of ceremonies and all around fun and good guy M’Bemba Bangoura in a rare performance in his home town and country in Conakry, Guinee, West Africa at a large community drumming event welcoming home many of Guinea West Africa’s wonderful djembe masters and drummers of all ages! Read More »

  • “how to play djembe” Djembe class: Guinee Drum Class in Bangkok: Kuku SLOW!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1QYEQ0k67M In this “how to play djembe” class MIchael Pluznick shows djembe and dunun drum techniques and styles. The name of this piece is “kuku” from Guinea (guinee) West Africa. Class was filmed in Bangkok, Thailand at rumpuree dance and drum school in Amarin Plaza. Michael Pluznick has been studying, performing and recording for over… Read More »

  • Konkoba Djembe & African Dance by Bolokada Conde and friends

    Bolokada Conde formerly of Les Percussions Du Guinea performs with his new group, “Les Percussions Melenke in Mill Valley, California. We play 3 different Konkoba drum pieces tied together and and west african dancers come out as well in this performance by djembe master Bolokada Conde and students. From left to right:Rafael, Sean Areneda, Michael… Read More »

  • 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 Guinea, West Africa. “Dununba”: Konolwoulen 1 sangban part with “movement” (eshauffman) Read More »

  • 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 piece featuring afro cuban bata and santos (santeria/Orisha) chants by both Pedro De Jesus and Jesse Seymour to Yemaya godess of the Ocean. We combine  traditional bata drums with west african djembe and dununs as… Read More »

  • 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 handed down from generation to generation and comes from a time long ago. Traditional drumming is  organized and systematized drumming or drumming that is part of a musical piece or composition that is used for… Read More »

  • “Soko” Guinea Djembe Drum and Dunun class in Bangkok

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uivk2-M_44 Soko rhythm taught by Michael Pluznick at beginers African djembe drum and dunun class in Bangkok, Thailand. For practicality Michael shows both traditional and non traditional, (i.e. ‘ballet”) styles of dunun playing. Ballet style dunun playing is when you play one, two or more dunun drums on the ground with the heads up rather… Read More »

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

    I was walking through the streets of Conakry, Guinea, West Africa in a section called Mantomlido, where the artists live and play drums, when I ran across this fantastic group of balaphone, djembe & dunun players rehearsing for a big “spectac”. A real djembe lesson to watch for all who want to learn djembe or… Read More »

Michael Pluznick