Tag: guinea
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Djembe Master Bolokada Conde Djembe Drums with Les Percussions Melenke Peform at La Pena
Master Djembe drummer Bolokada Conde and Les Percussion Melenke performance ensemble and crew in an early West African djembe drum and African dance performance live in Oakland California at La Pena cultural Center for world music and world dance. Musicians from left to right: Bolokada, Wade Peterson, Michael Pluznick (djembe) Sean Areneda (dununs) Rafael djembe,… Read More »
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Dundunba Drum and African dance Party: clown and awesome Dancers
Community celebration known as a Dundunba drum and African dance party at the late , great performer and master choreographer Kemoko Sano’s compound in Merveilles, Guinea, West Africa. In this dance video a Clown solos and Awesome Dancers dance at the dundunba djembe drum and african dance party. Read More »
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Amazing and athletic dancers solo and perform at traditional “Dununba” drum and dance party @Kemoko Sano’s
Very athletic and amazing dancers solo and perform at a “dununba” community drum and dance celebration. Dununba refers to “strong mans dance” as it was originaly called and used as. This djembe drum and west african dance party takes place at my friend and teachers house, the late, great and legendary Konoko Sano of Ballettes… Read More »
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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 »
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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 »
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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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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 »
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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 »
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Africa, Barabajaba and more..your questions answered!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x_J0Z_4Oo4 http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali I have received so much mail asking who was who and what was what, I put this video together with answers for you..It has captions and information on whose who and what is what in many of my videos! Please click on the link in blue to take you to the earthcds.com Mali… 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 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 »
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Yankadi Beginners Djembe and Dunun class by Michael Pluznick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFksCf5Avtk Yankadi rhythm from Guinea, West Africa taught in a beginners djembe drum and dunun class in Bangkok, Thailand. Michael shows both traditional and ballet (dununs down) styles of playing. Read More »
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Guinea Lamban west african drum class by Karamba Diabate
This is a video of a Guinea Lamban west african drum class given by my teacher and good friend Karamba Diabate at my home on Maui, Hawaii. He also demonstrates the dance moves for this piece as well. Read More »