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  • “How to Play Djembe”, Djembe class: Mali “Sunu” Djembe Solo tech. recital by MP

    http://www.earthcds.com/africa/west/mali Part number one Watch me, (Michael Pluznick) struggle in the deep Mali West African heat trying to remember..and recite djembe solo technjique for my master djembe teacher, “Old Master” Aruna Sidibe… everything Aruna has taught me in the prior 2 and 1/2 months of djembe class for this one piece! I pull it off,… Read More »

  • Didadee Music of Mali part 3 songs and djembe drum

    Sumba Togola from Mali West Africa performs live African chants and dance with her amazing group of traditional Didadee musicians and drummers . This is an excerpt from the new CD, “Didadee Music of Mali” available on www.earthcds.com. Enter:mali, enter: didadee Read More »

  • Samba Raggae “BarabaJaba style” Hilo Percussion Fest 08′

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keSP5_Ciwd0&feature=channel http://www.myspace.com/rhythmsofbarab… Our own special blend of Samba Raggae served up just the way you like it! Live at the Hilo theatre! Drum and dance soiree extraordinaire Michael Pluznick on djembe, Jesse Seymour on surdos, Peter Pitter on jepinique, Boaz Martin on pandeiro, Criag Koland bell, Bo on snare 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 »

  • 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 »

  • Silence the inner critic

    Silencing the inner critic. For most of us when we are drumming , practicing and playing we are playing to an imaginary critic. Often this critic is saying, “you are not good enough”. I have learned over the years to simply not pay attention to the critic or whatever negative images or feelings that may… 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 »

  • 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 »

  • Senefoli west african drum class

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLi8nYaj0Ag Here is the Malinke rhythm called Senefoli a dance done at harvest time from Guinea, West Africa as taught by Michael Pluznick. “Sene” means farming and “foli” means  rhythm. Djembe solo by Kenji from Japan. Taught at Rumpuree drum and dance school in Bangkok, Thailand. Read More »

  • Mali Mendiani drum and dance demo

    This is a new video of Mediani drum, dance and chants made in Bamako Mali West Africa. It sounds almost identical to Guinea (Guinee) style mendiani as well. Dancers and singers (Ami Doumbia left and Malodone right) from the award winning Santogoula community center and local group in the Sabalibougou district of Bamako chant traditional… Read More »

  • Best of Michael Pluznick photo collage from Youtube

    This video is a compilation of some of the best photos from past Michael Pluznick world music and world jazz videos set to new music by Michael Pluznick and Joel Lindheimer from the  world music / world jazz CD, “Miles Dean” available as a download on CDBaby. This CD features musical collaborators Bill Ortiz on… Read More »

  • History of the djembe part one

    According to the Bamana people in Mali, the name of the djembe comes directly from the saying “Anke dje, anke be” which literally translates to “everyone gather together” and defines the drum’s purpose. In the Bamakan language, “Dje” is the verb for “gather” and “be” translates as “everyone”. Read More »

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