EthnoSuperLounge: 2009

18.11.09

Nov 20/21: Two Tibet2Timbuk2 shows

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I'm a bit late this week in informing you that Tibet2Timbuk2 have two concerts this weekend. On Friday we are playing last at BEMAC: World by Night, the final event ever at long-time BEMAC home Yungaba. Then on Saturday we are playing earlyish (maybe first) at ‘An Evening of Spiritual Song’ at the Old Brisbane Museum. These will be our last shows for a few months as I'm going to India from Nov 28 until Feb 15. Hope to see you this weekend!

Tibet2Timbuk2 news: "Daway Wola" recently won "Best Fusion" at the Music Tibet Awards! We have entered a few songs in the 2009 National Musicoz Awards - please follow the link to vote for us! In other news, our CD "Music is Life" is now available for download in high quality format from the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Fri 20 Nov Brisbane: World by Night - Tibet2Timbuk2 and others
Sat 21 Nov Brisbane: ‘An Evening of Spiritual Song’ - Tibet2Timbuk2, Pearly Black

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sat 21 Nov West End: Shubhendra Rao (sitar) + Ty Burhoe (tabla)
Sun 22 Nov Bangalow: Shubhendra Rao (sitar) + Ty Burhoe (tabla)

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Fri 27 Nov Powerhouse: Gerard Mapstone and the Dalecana Flamenco Company

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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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20.10.09

This weekend: Debapriya-Samanwaya with Shen - 3 concerts!

Hi folks,

Shen's News: This weekend I have 3 concerts with fantastic vocal/sitar duo Debapriya-Samanwaya in Bangalow (Fri), St Lucia (Sat) and Mudjimba (Sun). You can get advance tickets at a discount price from my webshop. Please check out this amazing duo on Youtube. They are very fine artists, not to be missed. We are also giving a workshop on Saturday afternoon in Ocean Shores - please contact me for details.

I've posted the last photos of my Japan tour - all the shows without Tenzin :-) In Various Tokyo concerts and Japan Tour Finale: Gen-Shin-An you can see some photos of my concerts with Steve Oda, Taro Terahara, Yuki Taniguchi, Yoshida Daikiti and Hide Iwai. What a wonderful time.

Tibet2Timbuk2 news: "Daway Wola" recently won "Best Fusion" at the Music Tibet Awards! We have entered a few songs in the 2009 National Musicoz Awards - please follow the link to vote for us! In other news, our CD "Music is Life" is now available for download in high quality format from the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Fri 23 Oct Bangalow: A Taste of India - Debapriya-Samanwaya with Shen
Sat 24 Oct St Lucia: Indian Classical Home Concert - Debapriya-Samanwaya with Shen
Sun 25 Oct Mudjimba: A Taste of India - Debapriya-Samanwaya with Shen

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 31 Oct Banyo: Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital - Rewa Natu (Pune)

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13.10.09

Sun 18 Oct Brisbane: Qld Multicultural Festival - Tibet2Timbuk2, Saikat & Shen

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Last days in Japan, such a wonderful time. In the last few days I was blessed to accompany Steve Oda, 35 years' sarod student of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, twice. Blogs coming soon, I promise. From previous weeks, I've posted photos and stories about Tenzin's tour of Japan: parts 1, 2 and 3, plus Gifu Sangeet Mela 2009.

I'll be back in Brisbane on Thursday morning and have some very nice concerts ahead. On Sunday I'll be playing twice at Qld Multicultural Festival, with Saikat Bhattacharya at the Ceremonial Stage at 4.20pm and then immediately after that with Tibet2Timbuk2 on the Lake Stage at 5.10pm. Then the following weekend I have 3 concerts with fantastic vocal/sitar duo Debapriya-Samanwaya in Bangalow, St Lucia and Mudjimba (Sunshine Coast). You can get advance tickets at a discount price from my webshop. Please check out this amazing duo on Youtube; you're bound to be impressed.

Tibet2Timbuk2 news: "Daway Wola" recently won "Best Fusion" at the Music Tibet Awards! We have entered a few songs in the 2009 National Musicoz Awards - please follow the link to vote for us! In other news, our CD "Music is Life" is now available for download in high quality format from the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Thu 15 Oct Shen arrives home in Australia
Sun 18 Oct Brisbane: Qld Multicultural Festival - Tibet2Timbuk2, Saikat & Shen

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Wed 14 Oct Indooroopilly: Manipuri Dance
Thu 15 Oct Southbank: Karaikkudi R Mani's "Sruthi Laya"
Fri 16 Oct Ocean Shores: Vinod Prasanna (bansuri) + Rodney Wright (tabla)
Sat 17 Oct Mullumbimby: Vinod Prasanna (bansuri) + Rodney Wright (tabla)

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

Fri 23 Oct Bangalow: A Taste of India - Debapriya-Samanwaya with Shen
Sat 24 Oct St Lucia: Indian Classical Home Concert - Debapriya-Samanwaya with Shen
Sun 25 Oct Mudjimba: A Taste of India - Debapriya-Samanwaya with Shen

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 31 Oct Banyo: Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital - Rewa Natu (Pune)

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6.10.09

"Tenzin in Japan" photos on Facebook plus upcoming events

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Well, Tenzin has come and gone and Japan will never be the same again. :-) Slight exaggeration, but we had a really great time and he made a huge impression on everyone who came to our shows. It was a really great experience for me to be play with Tenzin almost every day for a week, and along with bansuri player Taro Terahara we developed a really tight act. As usual I'm a bit slow on the blogs, but in the meantime you can see "Tenzin in Japan" photos on Facebook.

I have one more round of shows in Tokyo this week, and then it's back home in time for Qld Multicultural Festival on Oct 18, where I'll be playing with Tibet2Timbuk2, Saikat Bhattacharya and possibly another show yet to be confirmed. The following weekend I'll be accompanying brilliant Indian classical vocal/sitar duo Debapriya/Samanwaya in Bangalow on the 23rd. My arrangements for concerts on the 24th and 25th have fallen through, so I'm looking for home concert venues on those dates. Please contact me if you have any ideas.

Tibet2Timbuk2 news: We have entered a few songs in the 2009 National Musicoz Awards - please follow the link to vote for us! In other news, our CD "Music is Life" is now available for download in high quality format from the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

Wed 15 Oct Shen gets back home
Sun 18 Oct Brisbane: Qld Multicultural Festival - Tibet2Timbuk2, Saikat & Shen
Fri 23 Oct Bangalow: A Taste of India - Debapriya-Samanwaya with Shen
Sat 24/25 Oct LOOKING FOR VENUES for Debapriya-Samanwaya in Brisbane/Sunshine Coast - please contact me!!!

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Wed 14 Oct Indooroopilly: Manipuri Dance
Fri 16 Oct Ocean Shores: Vinod Prasanna (bansuri) + Rodney Wright (tabla)
Sat 17 Oct Mullumbimby: Vinod Prasanna (bansuri) + Rodney Wright (tabla)
Sat 31 Oct Banyo: Hindustani Classical Vocal Recital - Rewa Natu (Pune)

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22.9.09

Sun 27 Sep Milton: "A Musical Evening with Mitron"

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Writing to you this week from Kamakura, having just completed the Nagoya/Kyoto leg of my Japan tour. It's been slow the last few weeks, but tomorrow I start an intense period of 15 concerts in 19 days, including a bunch around Tokyo with Tenzin Choegyal who's arriving here on Thursday. Very exciting!!!

I've got some good shows coming up when I get back to Australia, too. Both Tibet2Timbuk2 and Saikat Bhattacharya (with Shen) will be playing at the Qld Multicultural Festival on Oct 18. The following weekend I'll be accompanying brilliant Indian classical vocal/sitar duo Debapriya/Samanwaya at Bangalow (23rd), Gold Coast (24th) and Brisbane (25th). Look out for details in future newsletters.

Tibet2Timbuk2 news: We have entered a few songs in the 2009 National Musicoz Awards - please follow the link to vote for us! In other news, our CD "Music is Life" is now available for download in high quality format from the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sun 27 Sep Milton: "A Musical Evening with Mitron"

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Thu 1 Oct Coorabell: Paprika Balkanicus
Fri 2 Oct Mullumbimby: Saruzu Quartet (flamenco)

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

Sun 18 Oct Brisbane: Qld Multicultural Festival - Tibet2Timbuk2, Saikat & Shen

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8.9.09

Sat 12 Sep Mt Gravatt: Brisbane Music Circle - Shrabani Chaudhury, Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School, and more

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Writing to you from the Greenhouse in Chichibu, Japan, where it's hot and sticky and we're getting ready for a party/jam session this weekend. I'll be off to Nagoya and Kyoto next week, before returning to Tokyo for a series of concerts with Tenzin.

There's a very special concert in Brisbane this week. Following the performance with my tabla students at Krishna Fest a couple of weekends back, the lads are doing it without me 6pm this Saturday night at Brisbane Music Circle in Garden City Library. Entry is free, please go and check out my top students, you'll love it.

Tibet2Timbuk2 news: We have entered a few songs in the 2009 National Musicoz Awards - please follow the link to vote for us! In other news, our CD "Music is Life" is now available for download in high quality format from the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Fri 11 - Sun 13 Sep Crystal Waters: MarimbaFest
Fri 11 Sep Milton: Kavi Sammelan - Gajendra Solanki & Arvind Samvedit
Sat 12 Sep Mt Gravatt: Brisbane Music Circle - Shrabani Chaudhury, Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School, and more

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Sun 27 Sep Milton: "A Musical Evening with Mitron"

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17.8.09

Sun 23 Aug Brisbane: Krishna Fest featuring Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I've posted a couple of photos of my gig with Marcello at "Sing it Up for Sabina" last weekend. It was a highly successful event, raising $4000 for a permaculture project in Uganda. Goodonya Miss Jayne!

This weekend you can hear me and my top tabla students giving a tabla performance at the Krishna Fest at Roma St Parklands, just after 4pm. Sorry I don't have exact details at this stage, but anyway we hope to see you there.

Tibet2Timbuk2 news: We have entered a few songs in the 2009 National Musicoz Awards - please follow the link to vote for us! In other news, our CD "Music is Life" is now available for download in high quality format from the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sun 23 Aug Brisbane: Krishna Fest featuring Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sat 22 Aug Kin Kin: Flamenco Dance Workshop with Simone Pope
: Maroochydore: Sacred Space

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

Fri 4 Sep Shen flies to Japan (back Oct 15)
Fri 11 - Sun 13 Sep Greenhouse
Wed 16 Sep Nagoya: Santoor Recital by Mari Komuro (tabla by Shen)

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 29 Aug Mt Gravatt: Grand Carnatic Classical Vocal Recital by Sri Kasturi Rangan
Fri 4 Sep Mt Gravatt: Grand Carnatic Classical Vocal Recital by Sri Kasturi Rangan
Fri 11 - Sun 13 Sep Crystal Waters: MarimbaFest

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29.7.09

Sun 2 Aug West End: Sing It Up For Sabina! - Marcello + Shen, Spankinhide, Sana and more

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Last weekend I performed in the opening event of Brisbane Music Circle, an informal organisation fostering Indian classical music by amateur and professional artists. I accompanied Carnatic singer Divyasri Shashidhar and closed the night with a short tabla solo.

This weekend I'll be playing with Tibet2Timbuk2 bandmate Marcello at Sing It Up For Sabina!, also featuring Spankinhide, Lansana Camara, Mbira Myoyo, and many more. Marcello and I will be leading a finale jam session featuring the day's artists. The event is "a fundraiser to support the Food and Water Security
Project at Sabina Primary School and Orphanage in Southern Uganda where a permaculture design is
being implemented to produce food and fuel for the 300 children living onsite."

Tibet2Timbuk2 news: Please visit us on facebook at facebook.com/tibet2timbuk2, become our fan, click iLike and share some songs with your friends. Also, have a read of a rave review of our CD "Music is Life". It's a great CD, so please check it out at the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sun 2 Aug West End: Sing It Up For Sabina! - Marcello + Shen, Spankinhide, Sana and more

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Fri 7 Aug BEMAC: Iraqi Maqam Free Kids Workshop - Anwar Abudragh
: Sth Bris: Zafron Road Project (Persian, Western Classical, Jazz)
Sat 8 Aug BEMAC: Iraqi Maqam Workshop - Anwar Abudragh
Sun 9 Aug BEMAC: Iraqi Community Concert with Anwar Abudragh
Sat 15 Aug Powerhouse: Anwar Abudragh (Iraqi classical music)
Sat 22 Aug Kin Kin: Flamenco Dance Workshop with Simone Pope
Sat 29 Aug Mt Gravatt: Grand Carnatic Classical Vocal Recital by Sri Kasturi Rangan

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14.7.09

Sat 18 Jul Mt Gravatt: Brisbane (Indian) Music Circle

Hi folks,

Shen's News: The 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert on July 4 was a big success, with lots of love all around. Please follow the link for pics and full story. Last Sunday I played at Cows at the Beach with Toby Wren at Ric's Bar in the Valley, a very enjoyable Indo-jazz collaboration and hopefully the first of many. I'll be playing there again with Robert and Ravi Welsh and Cieavash Arean on Sun July 26.

Tibet2Timbuk2 news: We've managed to get a username on Facebook so we have a simple link there facebook.com/tibet2timbuk2. Also, have a read of a rave review of our CD "Music is Life". It's a great CD, so please check it out at the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sat 18 Jul Mt Gravatt: Brisbane (Indian) Music Circle

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

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30.6.09

Sat 4 Jul Mt Gravatt: 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert

Hi folks,

Shen's News: A few blogs of recent activities this week - some snaps of the bonfire at Winter Solstice Festival,
Feridun's Sunday afternoon world music sessions, and last but by no means least, a full rundown on last Saturday's 1st Annual Brisbane Indian Music Festival! It was a great event.

This Saturday my students and I are all very excited about the 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert to be held in Progress Hall, Mt Gravatt from 6pm to 9pm. You'll be able to hear all my best students from ages 8 to 50+ doing their thing, as well as my own full-length tabla solo.

I'm pretty sure Elliott has a Pulse that night too, but he hasn't added the details to my calendar yet. If you're percussion-mad, you can come to both! :-)

Have you got your copy of Tibet2Timbuk2's new CD "Music is Life" yet? It's a great CD, so please check it out at the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sat 4 Jul Mt Gravatt: 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

Sun 12 Jul Valley: Jazz gig with Toby Wren, Andrew Rodgers, Andrew Shaw, Shen

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Fri 10 Jul Byron: Taal Naan with Greg Sheehan and Michael Askill

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23.6.09

Sat 27 Jun West End: 1st Annual Indian Music Festival

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I hope to see you at the 1st Annual Indian Music Festival in Ahimsa House, West End this Saturday. I'll be accompanying my girlfriend Yuki's dhrupad singing some time around 5pm, then later in the night I'll be doing a tabla solo (accompanied by Yuki on harmonium) and also accompanying Saikat Bhattacharya (sitar) and Rahim Zullah (vocal). There will be many more performances including Kathak dance so don't miss out. I hope that this event will flower and grow over the years.

Then next Saturday my students and I are all very excited about the 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert to be held in Progress Hall, Mt Gravatt from 6pm to 9pm. I'm pretty sure Elliott has a Pulse that night too, but he hasn't added the details to my calendar yet. If you're percussion-mad, you can come to both! :-)

Have you got your copy of Tibet2Timbuk2's new CD "Music is Life" yet? It's a great CD, so please check it out at the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sat 27 Jun West End: 1st Annual Indian Music Festival

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sat 27 Jun Palm Beach: Subway Bhaktis
Sun 28 Jun Annerley: World Refugee Day Community Festival 09
: Morningside: Long Distance Whistler - Asim Gorashi

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

Sat 4 Jul Mt Gravatt: 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Fri 10 Jul Byron: Taal Naan with Greg Sheehan and Michael Askill

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10.6.09

Fri 12 Jun Ocean Shores: Vinod Prasanna (bansuri)

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I had a nice show with Jaadu (jazz piano and guitar meets world music in the shape of Asim Gorashi and myself) in the Queen St Mall on Saturday, and then headed up to The Dreaming Festival on Sunday and Monday. I didn't get my camera out so I've not posted anything bloggy. Anyway, the weather was beautiful wasn't it?!

This week I don't have any concerts but wanted to announce Vinod Prasanna's concert in Ocean Shores on Friday. Vinod is a bansuri player from Varanasi, now living in Melbourne - we lived in the same house in Varanasi a few years back! He also has a private show in Brisbane on Saturday, if you're in the know...

As for my own upcoming concerts put June 27 (1st Annual Indian Music Festival) and July 4 (2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert) in your diary - they look to be memorable events.

Have you got your copy of Tibet2Timbuk2's new CD "Music is Life" yet? It's a great CD, so please check it out at the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Fri 12 Jun Ocean Shores: Vinod Prasanna (bansuri)

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

Sat 27 Jun West End: 1st Annual Indian Music Festival
Sat 4 Jul Mt Gravatt: 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 20 Jun Kin Kin: Greg Sheehan, Velvet Pesu
Sun 21 Jun Cooran: Drumming Nature workshop - Greg Sheehan

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4.6.09

Sat Jul 4 Mt Gravatt: 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert

You are invited to attend the 2nd Annual
Ashu Babu Memorial
Tabla School Concert

Brisbane students of the
Pt. Ashutosh Bhattacharya baj
of Benares Gharana performing on tabla
in honour of their esteemed Guru-ji
on the Saturday before Guru Purnima ("Guru's full moon").

PERFORMERS:

Bhajans by Sulagna Basu

Tabla group performances by Navdha Kumar, Kanhaiya Kumar, Thejeswaran Elankayer, Sanjeyan Sivaananthan & Jesinthan Ketheeswaran

Tabla solos by Indveer Singh, Shayne Prakash, Arka Basu, Sam Mead, Shen Flindell

Harmonium accompaniment
by Joseph Abhay Nand

6pm Saturday 4th July 2009
Progress Hall
1873 Logan Rd, Upper Mt Gravatt

Tickets: $10 (family), $5 (adults)

Info: Shen 0415 106428
shen@ethnosuperlounge.com

27.5.09

Mystical Tibet Concerts - Tenzin Choegyal and Tashi Lhunpo Monks

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I had two concerts this weekend with Gauri Pathare, an excellent singer from Mumbai. For photos and video follow the link.

Have you got your copy of Tibet2Timbuk2's new CD "Music is Life" yet? It's a great CD, so please check it out at the EthnoSuperLounge Shop. Proceeds go to support Tibetan Children's Village. If you've heard it and like it, please check out 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

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