18.6.15

Sat 1 Aug BEMAC: 8th Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert


You are invited to attend the 8th Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert


Brisbane students of the Pt. Ashutosh Bhattacharya baj of Benares Gharana performing in honour of their esteemed Guru-ji on the occasion of Guru Purnima.

PROGRAMME:
 • Bhajan: Rhea Ravi with Nikhil Deo (tabla)
 • Tabla Group Performances: Students of Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School
 • Tabla Solo: Shen Flindell
(Harmonium Accompaniment: Joseph Abhay Nand)

6pm Saturday 1st August 2015
QLD Multicultural Centre (BEMAC), 102 Main St, Kangaroo Point
Tickets: $25 (family), $10 (adults) - pay at door
Info: Shen 0415 106428, shen@ethnosuperlounge.com


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10.4.14

Sat 12 Apr Clayfield: Spirit of Bhakti with Radha and Menaka

Since I last wrote at the beginning of the year, I've had a rewarding month with my family in Varanasi, where I among other experiences I took a 4 day workshop with tabla maestro Taalyogi Pt Suresh Talwalkar. I'm looking forward to incorporating some great new material into my repertoire!

Coming up this Saturday in Clayfield I'll be accompanying Radha Bornstein for some beautiful original devotional music. This time we'll be joined by special guest vocalist Menaka Visvanathan, who sings some amazing harmonies with Radha's songs, as well as improvising in a gorgeous Indian classical style. I think this combination is really going to blow some minds. We'll also be performing on the Sunshine Coast later in the month.

Coming up: Bart StenhouseToothfaeries and Tibet2Timbuk2, then a little Japan trip for the Flindell family.


SHEN'S NEWS - THIS WEEK
SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP
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5.12.13

Sun Dec 8 Saikat Bhattacharya, Sat Dec 14 Bart Stenhouse

Hi folks

Summer is upon us and all the festivities it brings. I have two more concerts before the big Woodford Festival bash at the end of the year.

This Sunday I'll be accompanying Brisbane's own sitar maestro Saikat Bhattacharya in Swara Mohini's end of year concert in Sunnybank Community Hall from 6pm. It's a full classical solo programme within which we'll get to hear renditions of several ragas by Saikat.

Then next Saturday afternoon and evening I'll be joining jazz and Indian classical guitarist Bart Stenhouse for a workshop and concert entitled "Three Worlds Meet", at Langri Tangpa Centre, 535 Old Cleveland Road, Camp Hill. There will be a set of jazz-fusion pieces and a set of meditative Indian slide guitar.

Coming up: Shen @ Woodford with Sangeet Mishra and Saikat Bhattacharya, more Sangeet Mishra in Mt Ommaney and Byron.

SHEN'S NEWS - THIS WEEK

18.11.13

Nov 23-24 Mt Gravatt: Cultural Festival of India feat. Yuki and Shen

Yuki and I will be performing at this event on Saturday November 23rd, from 615pm to 645pm. Other performers that night will be Susmitha Ravi (vocal) with Rhea Ravi (tabla), Sudha Manian (sitar) with Ravikesh Singh (tabla), and Darshil Shah (bansuri) with Subrato Chakraborty (tabla). 
BAPS Shri Swaminararayan Sanstha, Australia - Brisbane, cordially invites you your family and friends to be part of this Grand Celebration.
Please refer below (or attached) for details and event information. FREE ENTRY, to the event and all programs. 
(Kindly, pass this invitation to your friends and work colleagues, neighbours and as many people as possible).



14.11.13

Sat Nov 16 Mullumbimby: Sounds of India - Yuki (Dhrupad vocal), Shen (tabla), Bart Stenhouse (mohan veena)

Yuki and I are looking forward to heading to NNSW this Saturday for her Dhrupad vocal workshop in Mullumbimby in the afternoon, followed by a concert, "Sounds of India" along with Bart Stenhouse. Bart is an experienced jazz guitarist now on a journey into Indian classical slide guitar, aka "Mohan Veena".

Coming up in Brisbane: Tibet2Timbuk2 (twice), Radha Bornstein, Bart Stenhouse, then 8th generation sarangi master Sangeet Mishra (also at Woodford and in Byron)!

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aum mani padme hum
home: http://ethnosuperlounge.com
blog: http://shenflindell.blogspot.com
band: http://tibet2timbuk2.com
mail: shen@ethnosuperlounge.com

4.11.13

Sun Nov 10 Sunnybank: Sarod recital by Pandit Rajan Kulkarni (Pune) with Shen

Hi folks,

A couple of weeks back I had a beautiful concert in West End with devotional singer Radha Bornstein, and this Saturday 
we are performing at the Gold Coast Yoga Centre. We have another show in Fortitude Valley later this month. 

Also this weekend, on Sunday I'll be accompanying visiting sarod player Pt Rajan Kulkarni. Having watched his Youtube clips I'm really excited about this concert. It's very rare for us to get really good Indian classical instrumentalists visiting Brisbane.

If the links above don't work please go direct to the EthnoSuperLounge Events page: http://ethnosuperlounge.com/news/events.htm, and also my personal blogshttp://shenflindell.blogspot.com/ and http://shenweb.blogspot.com/
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Shen Flindell
aum mani padme hum
home: http://ethnosuperlounge.com
blog: http://shenflindell.blogspot.com
band: http://tibet2timbuk2.com
mail: shen@ethnosuperlounge.com

26.8.13

Shen's 2013 Japan Tour (Sep 1-16)

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Since I was in Japan last in May 2012, my life has been transformed. This week I'm looking forward to coming back to Japan for a few weeks with my lovely wife Yuki and our beautiful baby girl, Saraswati.  I'll be doing 8 concerts in Tokyo, Nagoya and Kansai, including a couple with Yuki as well as many more old Indian classical music friends around Japan.  I hope to see you and introduce my new family.

シェンの ニュース : 去年の5月に日本に来た時から、僕の人生は変わりました。今週から3週間、パートナーのゆきとかわいい赤ちゃんサラスワティと一緒に日本にまた来れるのを楽しみにしています。東京、名古屋、関西で8つのコンサートをします。2つはゆきと一緒に、その他日本のいろいろな古い友達と一緒に演奏します。皆さんにお会いして、僕の新しい家族を紹介できたら嬉しいです。


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10.7.13

Sun Jul 14 Mt Gravatt: Strings of India 2013 - Saikat Bhattacharya, Dr Indranil Chatterjee, Shen Flindell

Hi folks,

How is this wonderful winter weather? I have a big sitar weekend with the Swara Mohini "
Strings of India 2013" concert in Mt Gravatt on Sunday night, with Saikat Bhattacharya and Dr Indranil Chatterjee.

Coming up on July 27 is one of the biggest nights of the year for me and my tabla students - the
6th Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert, this year hosted by BEMAC in Kangaroo Point. It's always a wonderful evening with all the kids showing their best tabla skills. This year I hope to have 19 students performing and I can tell you each item will be very special. The senior students are really starting to come along nicely now. I've attached a flier for the event below - hope to see you and your friends there.


SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK
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SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP
FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP
SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS
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3.6.13

Sat Jun 15 Byron: Sufi Qawwali Music and Dance Party with Tahir Faridi Qawwal and Ensemble

Hi folks,

Winter is upon us and it's a quiet time for concerts, especially in my little world, but there is a very special event coming up in Byron next Saturday -
Sufi Qawwali Music and Dance Party with Tahir Faridi Qawwal and Ensemble. Tahir is a fantastic performer and has assembled a bunch of great musicians including many coming up from Sydney especially for this concert. He will be heading to USA for the northern summer soon so don't miss out.  Event flier below...

Brisbane's Sitar Restaurant franchise are celebrating their 20th anniversary this week and I will be taking part in the celebrations with performances at their original Albion restaurant this weekend with sitarist Sudha Manian. We'll be playing from 7pm to 830pm, Friday to Sunday.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK
SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP
FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP
SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS
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Shen Flindell
aum mani padme hum
home: http://ethnosuperlounge.com
blog: http://shenflindell.blogspot.com
band: http://tibet2timbuk2.com
mail: shen@ethnosuperlounge.com

15.5.13

THIS WEEK Maleny, Brisbane, Mullumbimby: Prof Ritwik Sanyal (Dhrupad vocal)

Hi folks,

One final reminder about our very special concerts this weekend with Dhrupad exponent, Prof Ritwik Sanyal. Tomorrow night at the "Encounters: India" Festival we are opening 
"The Ensemble" concert, followed by khayal singer Shubha Mudgal, her husband, tabla master Aneesh Pradhan (aka Bobby Singh's tabla guru), and Carnatic percussion group Shruthi Laya Ensemble. 

Prof Sanyal's performances thus far have been some of the most popular items at the Encounters Festival, however they have been very short. I really recommend coming to one of our full-length Dhrupad concerts: in Maleny on Friday 17th, a morning workshop and concert in Oxley on Sunday 19th, and a sunset concert in a beautiful home near Mullumbimby also on Sunday 19th. The tour flier is attached below.
Dhrupad is the oldest form of North Indian Classical Music, and is very meditative and serene compared to modern Indian Classical Music. According to Prof Sanyal-ji,  "Dhrupad is not a specific genre with its peculiarities but an universal representation of sound a beautiful and endless journey to eternity. In the process we enjoy the sound of life and grow every moment both existentially and spiritually. It is a prayer for the universe for the well-being of mankind…. Let us all get absorbed and take part in this never ending journey into the realm of sound…."
We hope to see you at one of these very special events. Please email me at shen@ethnosuperlounge.com for bookings.
SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

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7.5.13

Encounters: India Festival, featuring Prof Ritwik Sanyal (Dhrupad vocal)

Hi folks,

Exciting times for Indian Classical Music in Brisbane - next week the QLD Conservatorium are hosting "Encounters: India" Festival including some fabulous artists direct from India including khayal singer Shubha Mudgal, her husband, tabla master Aneesh Pradhan (aka Bobby Singh's tabla guru), and Dhrupad master vocalist Prof Ritwik Sanyal (aka 
Yuki's vocal guru).  Although the programme hasn't been updated, Prof Sanyal-ji will be opening the Thursday "Ensemble" concert, with accompaniment on tabla by yours truly. 

We will also be doing a few more concerts in and around Brisbane dedicated to Prof Sanyal's Dhrupad solo: in Maleny on Friday 17th, a morning workshop and concert in Oxley on Sunday 19th, and a sunset concert in a beautiful home near Mullumbimby also on Sunday 19th. The tour flier is attached below.

Dhrupad is the oldest form of North Indian Classical Music, and is very meditative and serene compared to modern Indian Classical Music. According to Prof Sanyal-ji,  "Dhrupad is not a specific genre with its peculiarities but an universal representation of sound a beautiful and endless journey to eternity. In the process we enjoy the sound of life and grow every moment both existentially and spiritually. It is a prayer for the universe for the well-being of mankind…. Let us all get absorbed and take part in this never ending journey into the realm of sound…."
 
We hope to see you at one of these very special events. Please email me at shen@ethnosuperlounge.com for bookings.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK
If the links above don't work please go direct to the EthnoSuperLounge Events page: http://ethnosuperlounge.com/news/events.htm, and also my personal blogs http://shenflindell.blogspot.com/ and http://shenweb.blogspot.com/


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