EthnoSuperLounge: 2008

9.12.08

10pm Sat 13 Dec 792kHz: Tibet2Timbuk2 on Weekend Planet

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I've finally caught up on blogging my last couple of gigs: Tibet2Timbuk2 CD Launch @ Brisbane Powerhouse (lovely photos of a lovely gig) and the BEMAC 21st Anniversary Gala Concert, where I played with my new jazz-world group Jaadu.

I've also been hard at work publicising Tibet2Timbuk2's new CD "Music is Life" recently. The award-winning "Crane Song" is on the latest C-Realm episode - good listen that - which has generated a few downloads in USA. And you can hear Tibet2Timbuk2 on Weekend Planet (ABC Radio National) this Saturday between 10pm-11pm. It's a great CD, so please check it out at the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village.

This is looking like my last email for the year, so I want to wish you all a very happy festive season, solstice, Christmas, New Year, and so on. I will be with my family in Perth from Dec 17 to Jan 3. No Woodford for me this year - if you're talking to influential people, please tell them they're crazy not to book Tibet2Timbuk2! In January I hope to be giving double lessons to all my students, before I head to India Jan 25 to March 24! :-) Very exciting!!! After that I'm hoping to bring bansuri player Taro Terahara over for the second half of April.

Happy New Year!!!

SHEN'S NEWS THIS WEEK

Tibet2Timbuk2 on Weekend Planet (ABC Radio National) this Saturday 10pm-11pm

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Wed 10 Dec West End: African Dance course - Dance Roots
: West End: Beginners Drumming course - Talkin' the Drum
Thu 11 Dec West End: Intro Drumming course - Talkin' the Drum
: West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
: West End: Inter/Advanced Drumming course - Talkin' the Drum
Sat 13 Dec Sunnybank: Naada Sudha 2008 Carnatic Classical Music Concerts - Smt. Shantha Balasubramanian (Mumbai)
: Uki: OKA
Sun 14 Dec West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 20 Dec Sunnybank: Naada Sudha 2008 Carnatic Classical Music Concerts - Smt. Rajyashree Josyer Shrikanth (Brisbane)
Sat 3 Jan 2009 Currumbin: DjanDjan - Mamadou Diabate, Bobby Singh, Jeff Lang
Sun 4 Jan 2009 Mullum: DjanDjan - Mamadou Diabate, Bobby Singh, Jeff Lang

Every Thurs West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
Every Sun West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

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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22.11.08

Tue 25 Nov West End: Shubhendra Rao (sitar) & Ty Burhoe (tabla)

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I've been super-busy with the blogging in the last few days, and have finally caught up on all the stories from my packed final month in Japan. I've written about my Greenhouse sojourn including the Lakshmi Party, Tokyo concerts with Taro Terahara and Atsuko Maeda (Kathak dance), a concert in Niigata with Taro Terahara, 10 days touring Kyushu with Hide Iwai (sitar), an mbira session in Sasayama, and an unexpected concert on my last night in Osaka with Gina Sala (healing vocals). I've written all the thank yous to many many people in Japan Tour 2008: Acknowledgements.

And I've announced the fact that the new CD by Tibet2Timbuk2 "Music is Life" is available online now. It's a great CD, please check it out at the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village.

I don't have any concerts organised for the next while, but I especially want to announce Tuesday's concert in West End by Shubhendra Rao (sitar) & Ty Burhoe (tabla). I have seen Shubhendra Rao performing in Varanasi and I highly recommend listening to his sitar. His accompanist and regular visitor to Australia Ty Burhoe is also an excellent tabla player. Both are disciples of top Indian classical artists Pt. Ravi Shankar (sitar) and U. Zakir Hussain (tabla). They are also performing in Bangalow on Thursday.

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sun 23 Nov Ocean Shores: Chanting the Eternal - satsang with Jarek Czechowicz
Tue 25 Nov West End: Shubhendra Rao (sitar) & Ty Burhoe (tabla)
Thu 27 Nov Bangalow: Subhendra Rao (sitar) & Ty Burhoe (tabla)

Every Thursday West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
Every Sunday West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

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13.11.08

This Saturday, Tibet2Timbuk2 CD Launch @ Powerhouse!!!

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Tenzin, Marcello and I are really excited about the long-awaited launch of Tibet2Timbuk2's new CD, "Music is Life" this Saturday at the Brisbane Powerhouse. We will have a few special surprise guests from among the best of Brisbane's world music artists, so definitely don't miss out! You can get tickets online through the CD sponsors, Perfect Potion. And now you can preview the CD, download tracks and order a copy online at the EthnoSuperLounge Shop.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sat 15 Nov New Farm: Tibet2Timbuk2 CD Launch @ Powerhouse
Tue 18 Nov BEMAC Gala concert - Jaadu et al

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sun 16 Nov Kin Kin: Afro Latin Percussion Workshop - Jalberto Maldonado
: West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

Thu 20 Nov Eumundi: Home concert with Marcello Milani and Shen
Sat 22 Nov Brisbane: Shrabani Choudhury sitar student concert

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Fri 21 Nov Ocean Shores: Chanting the Eternal - satsang with Jarek Czechowicz
Sun 23 Nov Ocean Shores: Chanting the Eternal - satsang with Jarek Czechowicz
Tue 25 Nov West End: Shubhendra Rao (sitar) & Ty Burhoe (tabla)
Thu 27 Nov Bangalow: Subhendra Rao (sitar) & Ty Burhoe (tabla)
Every Thursday West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
Every Sunday West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

5.11.08

Mal Webb in town and T2T2 CD launch

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I've really been enjoying allowing myself to be free of all this computer work in the last month in Japan. I've had some great gigs and other adventures, from Tokyo and Niigata to Kyushu in western Japan before returning to Kyoto and Osaka for the flight home. I'll do my best to blog those stories in the next few days.....

But first I want to announce the long-awaited launch of Tibet2Timbuk2's new CD, "Music is Life" on Saturday November 15 at the Brisbane Powerhouse. It's a great CD with some new never-before heard tracks which we'll be performing on the night, with surprise special guests. Unbelievably, T2T2 didn't get into Woodford (again!) this year, and with Tenzin and Marcello both being busy with other projects I imagine this will be our last show for the year. We're really excited about playing at the Powerhouse, and I hope you will come and share the moment! You can get tickets online through the CD sponsors, Perfect Potion.

BTW you can catch a sneak preview of a (highly MP3ed) new song on the C-Realm podcast episode 126.

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

Sat 15 Nov New Farm: Tibet2Timbuk2 CD Launch
Tue 18 Nov BEMAC Gala concert - Jaadu
Sat 22 Nov Brisbane: Shrabani Choudhury sitar student concert

THIS WEEK

Thu 6 Nov Dutton Park - Mal Webb
: West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
Sat 8 Nov Kin Kin: Youth Beatbox Workshop - Mal Webb
: Kin Kin: Mal Webb Concert
Sun 9 Nov Bribie Island: Music By the Sea Concert - Noor
: West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara
Tue 11 Nov : West End: Mal Webb solo

ALSO COMING UP

Every Thursday West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
Sun 16 Nov Kin Kin: Afro Latin Percussion Workshop - Jalberto Maldonado
Every Saturday West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara
Tue 25 Nov West End: Shubhendra Rao (sitar) & Ty Burhoe (tabla)
Thu 27 Nov Bangalow: Subhendra Rao (sitar) & Ty Burhoe (tabla)

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

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Sat Nov 15: Tibet2Timbuk2 @ Powerhouse!

Perfect Potion presents Tibet2Timbuk2
Announcing the launch of the new CD "Music is Life"

book your ticket on line now

Perfect Potion proudly presents Tibet2Timbuk2 and their upcoming CD launch. Tibet2Timbuk2 will be appearing at the Brisbane Powerhouse on Saturday 15 th November, 8pm and a percentage of the sale proceeds from the CD Launch night will be donated to Tibetan Children’s Orphanage.

Since their organicoustic world debut, Tibet2Timbuk2 have gone to perform and record eclectic group arrangements, namely Daway Wola, Beautiful Girl and Crane Song, which are all featured in the new CD and sees them the winner of 2008 Q Song Awards’ BEMAC World Music Award.

Tibet2Timbuk2 is collaboratively three talented musicians; Tenzin Choegyal who draws on traditional Tibetan roots, singer-songwriter and guitarist Marcello Milani and free-spirited classical tabla player Shen Flindell. Together, they share bass, percussion, harmony and melody roles to create a solid yet easy groove. And while Tibet2Timbuk2 perform as a three piece, they say they do like to invite soloists to join them. Regular guest artists, Taro Terahara (bansuri - Indian bamboo flute), Peter Hunt (trumpet) and Lansana Camara (kora ? African harp) also have collaborated on recordings with Tibet2Timbuk2 on their new CD.

It comes as no surprise when Brisbane-based certified natural and aromatherapy skin care company, Perfect Potion, decided to support Tibet2Timbuk2. As a commitment to the community and its team members, Marcello (who also commits his time to working at Perfect Potion) and Sal and Carolyn (the owners) collaborated to support the launch and production of the new CD.

On the night, audiences will be taken on a journey from the meditative to the joyous with music blends that are full and organic. And the team at Perfect Potion, will be there, with the focus clearly on celebrating Tibet2Timbuk2’s success to date.

For further information, images or products please contact:

Kim Le, Marketing Assistant Perfect Potion

(07) 3256 8500 Mob: 0433 947 407

kim@perfectpotion.com.au

16.10.08

Tibet2Timbuk2 CD launch poster

Tibet2Timbuk2's debut CD launch will be held at Brisbane Powerhouse on Nov 15.

More details soon, but first here's the poster (click on it for a bigger version)...

If you're keen, please print it out and spread the word! :-)

1.10.08

Thu 2 Oct Mullum: Yilila (Direct from Arnhem Land)

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I had three concerts in Nagoya last week with some very fine musicians. Click on the link to learn more...

Many thanks to those who responded and volunteered to help out with adding events to our events calendar. Especially to Mary who added quite a few events this week.

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

Thu 2 Oct West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
: Mullum: Yilila (Direct from Arnhem Land)
Sun 5 Oct West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara
Mon 6 Oct Byron Bay: Batacuda Sound Machine (NZ)

COMING UP

Every Thurs West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
Fri 10 - Mon 13 Oct 'Bahar Bayram' Balkan and Middle Eastern Music and Dance camp
Sat 11 Oct Pomona: Fiona Burnett (Soprano Saxophonist) CD Launch
Sun 12 OctBrisbane: 2008 Queensland Multicultural Festival
Every Sunday West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara
Fri 24 Oct West End: Azadoota
Fri 31 Oct Sunnybank: Hindustani Classical Vocal Concert by Smt. Gauri Damle-Pathare

ESL Forum Upcoming Events

Sat Oct 11 - Whaledreamers Film (Julian Lennon Production)

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

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22.9.08

Thu 25 Sep New Farm: Purbayan Chatterjee's Shastriya Syndicate (Light)

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I've had a great time in the last 2 weeks, starting with a little show at Ayuttaya Cafe with Nobi (sitar) and another at the World Flutes Festival (Kobe) with Taro Terahara (bansuri). But the absolute highlight was definitely the Gifu Sangeet Mela 2008 - the best ever!!! It's such a great event, bringing together musicians, dancers and Indian music lovers from all around the country. I really hope some day we can have a similar event in Australia. As well as a report and lots of photos, I've uploaded Gifu Sangeet Mela videos to Youtube (15 minutes). Highly recommended!

I also highly recommend Purbayan Chatterjee's Shastriya Syndicate (Light) at Judith Wright Centre on Thursday.

I really need some help adding events to the ESL events calendar!
I've had no response to this since my last email which I take to mean that this work is not valued. No problem, I'm thinking of scaling these emails back anyway. But if you'd like to give some energy to open source community publicity of world music in our region, please get in touch.

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

COMING UP

Most Thursdays West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
Every Sunday West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara
Fri 10 - Mon 13 Oct 'Bahar Bayram' Balkan and Middle Eastern Music and Dance camp
Sun 12 Oct Brisbane: 2008 Queensland Multicultural Festival
Fri 17 Oct South Bank: One for All Concert

ESL Forum Upcoming Events

Sat Oct 11 - Whaledreamers Film (Julian Lennon Production)

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

9.9.08

Sun 14 Sep Windsor: Harvest Festival 2008

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Having a blast in Japan, playing with so many different musicians every week. The Indian classical community here is so broad. I'm also loving the summertime cold noodles and the visits to onsens (hot spring baths).... Here are some blog posts from my recent concerts: Yasuhiro Minamizawa in Ayabe, Mari Komuro (santoor) in Osaka, Ei-Un-In Temple with Carlos Guerra (bansuri) and Yuji Nakagawa (sarangi), Pangea Cafe with Nobi. Coming up this weekend I'm playing with Taro Terahara at the World Flutes Festival in Kobe and then on Sunday I'll be playing at the annual all-night Gifu Sangeet Mela - 3 sitar players, santoor, bansuri (Taro), violin, 5 tabla players, pakhawaj, ghatam, 2 Kathak dancers, 4 Bharat Natyam dancers and a Taiko group!

I really need some help adding events to the ESL events calendar! I've tried so many times to encourage the musicians and promoters to add their events themselves but they're just not biting. Perhaps my website and email list are not worth the effort.... But if you would like to give 10 minutes here and there to add events to the calendar, and help to keep building this community, please get in touch.

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

Sun 14 Sep Windsor: Harvest Festival 2008
: West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session

COMING UP

Most Sundays? West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session most Saturdays *
Thu 25 Sep New Farm: Purbayan Chatterjee's Shastriya Syndicate (Light)
Sun 28 Sep Mt Gravatt: Grand Veena Recital - Veena Vidushi Smt. M. K. Saraswathi (Mysore)

* The title says Saturdays, but the date Sundays - if anyone goes and sees Malindi, please ask her to fix it.

ESL Forum Upcoming Events

Sat Oct 11 - Whaledreamers Film (Julian Lennon Production)

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

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20.8.08

Sat 23 Aug Mt Gravatt: Strings of India (triple sitar concert)

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Off to Japan in the morning. In a rush. Here's photos from Tibet2Timbuk2 winning the QSong World Music Award. These mailouts might be irregular for a while.

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

Sat 23 Aug Mt Gravatt: Strings of India (triple sitar concert)
Tue 26 Aug Brisbane: BEMAC City Hall Lunchtime World Music Concert Series: Zhiva Voda

COMING UP

Sat 30 Aug Coolum: Janmastami Festival
Most Saturdays West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session

Other Upcoming Events (via ESL Forum)

Sat Oct 11 - Whaledreamers Film (Julian Lennon Production)

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

13.8.08

Tibet2Timbuk2 wins QSong World Music Award!

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I have lots of exciting news this week. First up, the Inaugural Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert was a big success. All the kids played so well and there was a wonderful atmosphere of love and happiness. Full report and photos here.

Secondly, Tibet2Timbuk2's Crane Song WON the 2008 QSong World Music Award on Tuesday night!!! This is great recognition for a great combo, not to mention the handy cash prize. Please set aside Nov 15/16 in your diaries for our CD launch at the Powerhouse.

As I'm leaving for Japan next Thursday, I don't have any gigs here until November (apart from 10am-12 Friday in the Qld Govt Pavilion at the Ekka with Tenzin). But I'll try to keep you posted on what's happening around town in the world music scene.

THIS WEEK'S NEWS

Thu 14 Aug South Bank: Javanese Gamelan Concert
Sat 16 Aug Newmarket: Balkan Danceparty!

COMING UP

Sat 23 Aug Mt Gravatt: Strings of India (triple sitar concert)
Tue 26 Aug Brisbane: BEMAC City Hall Lunchtime World Music Concert Series: Zhiva Voda
Sat 30 Aug Coolum: Janmastami Festival
Sat 6 Sep West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
Sun 7 Sep West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

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5.8.08

Sat 9 Aug Sunnybank: Inaugural Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Tibet2Timbuk2 had two fun gigs and some great recordings over the weekend, including a song with Lansana Camara on kora (who you can check out at Pulse this Friday). It looks like we'll have a 65 minute, 10 track CD, with a wide variety of heart-warming world sounds. We are playing at the QSong awards this Tuesday, and hoping to win the world music category for our song White Crane.

If you like tabla (and surely you do if you're on my email list), please come along to my first ever student concert: the Inaugural Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert in Sunnybank Community Hall from 6pm til 8.30 on Saturday night. There will be 11 of my students aged 6 to 18 performing tabla solos, culminating in my own full-length tabla solo.

On the eve of the Beijing Olympics Dendy Cinema is screening of the documentary film "Tibet's Cry for Freedom" , featuring music by Tenzin Choegyal (both the film soundtrack and live on the night). Proceeds to the Good Fortune Trust, supporting Buddhist nuns and monks in Tibet.

SHEN'S GIGS THIS WEEK

Sat 9 Aug Sunnybank: Inaugural Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert
Tue 12 Aug Brisbane: QSong Music Awards - feat. Tibet2Timbuk2

ALSO THIS WEEK

Thu 7 Aug Brisbane: "Tibet's Cry for Freedom" - Film launch feat music by Tenzin Choegyal
Fri 8 Aug West End: Pulse - Spankinhide with Sana, Georgia Potter, Zormiwasa
Sat 9 Aug West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session most saturdays
Sun 10 Aug Cooroy: The Big Marimba gig

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

Thu 21 Aug Shen flies to Japan (Back Nov 4)

ALSO COMING UP

Thu 14 Aug 1pm South Bank: Javanese Gamelan Concert
Most Saturdays West End: Middle Eastern & Balkan music tunes session
Sat 23 Aug Mt Gravatt: Strings of India (triple sitar concert)
Tue 26 Aug Brisbane: BEMAC City Hall Lunchtime World Music Concert Series: Zhiva Voda

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

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29.7.08

Last two Tibet2Timbuk2 shows til November

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Tibet2Timbuk2 (Australia's leading Tibetan reggae bollywood country acoustic rock band) have two shows this week - firstly on Saturday night at the Burma Relief Concert in Kurilpa Hall, West End, then on Sunday morning at the Dutton Park Folk and Cultural Festival. We've been creating and recording some great new songs lately and really "tightening up our act". These are our last public gigs until November, so don't miss out!

Advance shout-out for next Thursday: On the eve of the Beijing Olympics Dendy Cinema is screening of the documentary film "Tibet's Cry for Freedom" , featuring music by Tenzin Choegyal (both the film soundtrack and live on the night). Proceeds to the Good Fortune Trust, supporting Buddhist nuns and monks in Tibet.

SHEN'S GIGS THIS WEEK