Tag: Guinee
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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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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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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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Djembe Drum Facebook group
I have started a Djembe Drum group on Facebook! Read More »
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Daily practice tips
A good friend and long time drummer recommends that students play every day. Some people think that means they have to sit around for hours at a time but he say’s even five minutes to connect with your instrument (in this case the djembe drum) makes all the difference in the world. You are building… Read More »
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New West African Drum and Dance Music Recordings
Check out these newly-released field recordings from Africa. All of Michael’s profits from these albums will go directly to the tribes in Africa that created and performed the music. CDs can be purchased online from EarthCDs. Read More »