EthnoSuperLounge: 2011

23.11.11

Sat Nov 26 Eumundi: Tibet2Timbuk2 @ House With No Walls

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Festive summer weather has come upon us and it's time to get out there and celebrate life, music and our wonderful multicultural world. Tibet2Timbuk2 are playing at The House With No Walls up in Eumundi this Saturday night, with special guest Harii Bandhu.

Next weekend Yuki and Megan are giving a 2 day Butoh and Oki-Do workshop in West End. Tune in to subtle vibrations and see the world like a child again.

Our good friend and regular summer visitor, Indian classical bansuri master Taro Terahara is on his way back to Brisneyland soon. We'll have just one show in Brisbane on Friday 9th Dec and a flute workshop/concert in Maleny on Sat 10th before doing a few shows with Tibet2Timbuk2 in Chenrezig on Sun 11th and then in NSW the following weekend. More info at ethnosuperlounge.com/taro-in-oz

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sat Nov 26 Eumundi: Tibet2Timbuk2 @ House With No Walls
Sun Nov 27 St Lucia: Shrabani Choudhury (sitar) + Shen

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sun Nov 27 West End: World Fusion Music Concert - Thinley (Tibetan vocals), Ravikesh (tabla)

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 3 - Sun 4 Dec West End: Butoh and Oki-Do Yoga Workshop with Yuki and Megan
Sun Dec 4 Pomona: Dva morning concert

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

Fri Dec 9 Brisbane: Taro Terahara Indian classical bansuri temple concert
Sat Dec 10 Maleny: Taro Terahara @ Awakening Centre
Sun Dec 11 Chenrezig: Lungta The Windhorse Concert - Tibet2Timbuk2 with Taro Terahara
Fri Dec 16 Bellingen: Tibet2Timbuk2 and Taro Terahara
Sat Dec 17 Wauchope: Tibet2Timbuk2 and Taro Terahara
Sun Dec 18 Mt Burrell: Tibet2Timbuk2 and Taro Terahara

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

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3.11.11

November world music from Turkey, Africa and India

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I don't have too much on this month - a Bengali Society function this Saturday and a Tibet2Timbuk2 show in Eumundi at the end of the month, but in the meantime some of my friends have some excellent concerts I want to let you know about. This Saturday BEMAC's free monthly Planet concert at the Powerhouse features Turkish music. Then on Sunday Yeshe is having a patio concert next to the Brisbane River at Elliott's place.

Next weekend Indian classical violin maestro Kala Ramnath is performing in Bangalow with American tabla player Ty Burhoe. Unfortunately they aren't coming to Brisbane so I'll be driving down especially for the concert. Let me know if you'd like to come along too.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sat Nov 5 Macgregor: BSQ function with Sahana Acharya (vocal) and Shen (tabla)

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sat Nov 5 New Farm: Planet - Turkey - Istanbul Gypsy Groove, Silk Road Ensemble
Sun Nov 6 West End: Sunset, Patio Concert on the river with Yeshe

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat Nov 12 Bangalow: Kala Ramnath (violin) with Ty Burhoe (tabla)

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

Sat Nov 26 Eumundi: Tibet2Timbuk2 @ House With No Walls

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

9.10.11

Fri Oct 14 Crystal Waters: Tibet2Timbuk2

Hi folks,

Shen's News: It's been over two months since I've written, during which time I've been all around Japan and blogged about my time there for two weeks with Tenzin and then another month or so with other friends. Since returning to Brisbane I've been enjoying lessons with my tabla students again, who all did very well in their recent tabla exams.

This Friday Tibet2Timbuk2 are back with a special show at Crystal Waters eco-village (near Maleny), with special guest Nicholas Ng on erhu (Chinese violin). Then on Sunday Qld Multicultural Festival is on at Roma St Parklands, always an enjoyable festival. Please come and see me play with two of my students at the Children's Stage from 1245-1pm.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Fri Oct 14 Crystal Waters: Tibet2Timbuk2
Sun Oct 16 : Qld Multicultural Festival - featuring Tabla Tarrango

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Wed Nov 2 Brisbane: Salar Aghili and The Razo Niaz Ensemble

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

5.8.11

Sun Aug 7 - Two special jazz world music shows

Hi folks,

Shen's News: There are some very special jazz-world music events in Brisbane this Sunday and in the coming weeks - check the index below. I'm writing to you from hot and sticky Japan where I'm in the middle of a packed 2 week tour with Tenzin Choegyal and Taro Terahara. So much to tell, no time today, so please hang on for lots of blogs in the coming weeks - or follow me on twitter for regular mini-updates.

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sun Aug 7 Planet @ Powerhouse: Nicholas Ng and Friends
: Cows at the Beach #3

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat Aug 13 GLO DANCE with SPANKINHIDE and DJ PULSE
Sun Aug 14 Milton: Indo-Jazz Project - Ranjini, Rohan and Ravikesh
Mon Aug 29 Manju Mehta - First Lady of the Sitar

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

20.6.11

Sat 25 Jun Sunnybank: Strings of India - Soumya Chakraverty (sarod), Shrabani Choudury (sitar), Shen Flindell (tabla)

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I have an exciting few weeks of Indian classical music ahead with sarod player Soumya Chakraverty visiting us from USA. This Saturday night I'll be accompanying him and sitar player Shrabani Choudhury in the Strings of India concert in Sunnybank. Next weekend Soumya and I will be joined by Soumya's 1986 Calcutta Boys School classmate, Brisbane sitar player Saikat Bhattacharya for concerts in Ocean Shores on Friday July 1st and Brisbane Powerhouse on Saturday 2nd. Soumya and I are also in Maleny on Sunday 3rd. And coming up on Sat July 9th, one of the major highlights of my year, the 4th Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert, a wonderful event not to be missed, this year featuring at least 12 kids performing on tabla.

SHEN'S NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sat 25 Jun Sunnybank: Strings of India - Soumya Chakraverty (sarod), Shrabani Choudury (sitar), Shen Flindell (tabla)

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sat 25 Jun Glasshouse Mountains: African Trilogy - Baala Baajo et al

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

Fri 1 Jul Ocean Shores: Sarod-Sitar Jugalbandi - Soumya Chakraverty, Saikat Bhattacharya, Shen Flindell
Sat 2 Jul New Farm: Sarod-Sitar Jugalbandi - Soumya Chakraverty, Saikat Bhattacharya, Shen Flindell
Sun 3 Jul Maleny: Indian classical sarod soiree - Soumya Chakraverty, Shen Flindell
Sat 9 Jul Sunnybank: 4th Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert
Sat 16 Jul Surfers: Tibet2Timbuk2 - Live and Intimate in The Basement

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Fri 1 Jul Maleny: Sacred Earth
Sat 2 Jul Eumundi: Sacred Earth
Fri 8 Jul Coorabell: Sacred Earth
Sat 9 Jul Tallebudgera: Sacred Earth in concert
Sun 10 Jul Tallebudgera: Sacred Earth workshop
Sun 17 Jul Jindalee: Melodies of the Far Seas - Cieavash Arean, Donald Hall, Faraz

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

31.5.11

Sat 4 Jun New Farm: Tabo Benefit Concert - Tibet2Timbuk2

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I've posted some photos from my May concerts including Sugata Marjit, the Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre Fundraiser and Caboolture Sacred Music Festival. This weekend it's Tibet2Timbuk2 time - we'll be playing in the afternoon at Zillmere Multicultural Festival, and then in the evening at the Tabo Benefit Concert in New Farm.

Please note my tabla Indian Tabla and Vocal Rhythms Workshop at Threeworlds Byron next Saturday afternoon (June 11th)! I really hope to start teaching regularly down in Byron, so your help in spreading the word would be much appreciated.

More Tibet2Timbuk2 news: We are happily past 1000 fans on our Facebook page but we'll still be giving away a few tracks from "Music is Life" to every 100th fan. If you're already a fan, suggest us to your friends and one of them might be a winner. While you're there, click on the Boxes tab and vote for some of our songs or share them with your friends. In fact there are at least 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sat 4 Jun Zillmere Multicultural Festival feat Tibet2Timbuk2 (330-4pm)
: New Farm: Tabo Benefit Concert - Tibet2Timbuk2 (7pm)

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sun 5 Jun 17 Mile Rocks: Naada Ranjani 2011 - Carnatic Vocal by Ranjani & Gayathri

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 11 Jun Byron: Indian Tabla and Vocal Rhythms Workshop with Shen
Sat 25 Jun Swara Mohini concert - Soumya Chakravarty (sarod), Shrabani Choudury (sitar)

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 25 Jun Glasshouse Mountains: African Trilogy - Baala Baajo et al

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

Caboolture Sacred Music Festival
Ramakrishna Vedanta Centre Fundraiser
Sugata Marjit
Parvati Valley
Varanasi 2011

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

11.5.11

Bruns Hds: Music, Mantra and Movement with Yuki Taniguchi (Japan) & Shen Flindell

Hi folks,

Shen's News: My beautiful fiance Yuki is back in Australia from another period of intensive study in India and will be sharing the healing powers of mantra and butoh dance at workshops in Brunswick Heads this weekend. Also on Saturday evening we will be giving a home concert of mantras and kirtans to sing along with and enjoy the vibrations. Please share the event on Facebook.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sat 14 May Brunswick Heads: Nada Yoga (mantra) Workshop with Yuki
: Brunswick Heads: Home concert with Yuki and Shen
Sun 15 May Brunswick Heads: Butoh with Yuki

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 21 May Concert with Vijaya Visvanathan
Sun 22 May Caboolture Sacred Music Festival
Sun 29 May Maleny: Mantra workshop and concert with Yuki and Shen
Sat 4 Jun New Farm: Tibet2Timbuk2 charity event

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 21 May Lillian Rock: Sufi Soul Sangeet - Tahir, Dheeraj
Sun 22 May Cooran: Drumming Nature - workshop with Greg Sheehan

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

27.4.11

Apr 30/May 1 Byron/G. Coast - Indian Tabla and Vocal Rhythms Workshops

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I'm back from my 2 months in India (photos of Varanasi and Parvati Valley now on my blog) and have quite a few workshops in the coming month. This weekend I have some workshops in Indian vocal rhythms and tabla in Byron on Saturday and Mermaid Beach on Sunday. On May 14/15 Yuki and I will be back in Byron for Yuki's mantra and butoh workshops. I'm really making an effort to do more activities in Byron this year so please come along and join in the fun of NaDhinDhinNa and SaReGaMa and help us to keep it all happening.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK

Sat 30 Apr Byron: Indian Tabla and Vocal Rhythms Workshop with Shen
Sun 1 May Mermaid Beach: Indian Tabla and Vocal Rhythms Workshop with Shen

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 7 May Brisbane: Sugato Marjit (vocal) with Shen
Sat 14 May Brunswick Heads: Nada Yoga (mantra) Workshop with Yuki
: Brunswick Heads: Home concert with Yuki and Shen
Sun 15 May Brunswick Heads: Butoh with Yuki
Sat 21 May Concert with Vijaya Visvanathan
Sun 22 May Caboolture Sacred Music Festival

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sat 21 May Lillian Rock: Sufi Soul Sangeet - Tahir, Dheeraj

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

5.3.11

Mon Mar 7 Brisbane: Rajendra Prasanna (flute/shehnai)

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Namaste from the banks of Ganga River in Varanasi. Since playing at Saraswati Puja the day after arriving here, I've been through a bit of illness and recovery and recently enjoyed the Dhrupad Mela and a Rakesh Chaurasia (bansuri) concert on the festival of Shivaratri.

I'm writing today especially because there's a fantastic concert at Brisbane Powerhouse this Monday 7th by bansuri and shehnai master Rajendra Prasanna. He will be accompanied on tabla by Shubh Maharaj, grand-nephew of Benares gharana legend Pt Kishan Maharaj and a wonderful example of the style. Highly recommended (especially to my students!)!

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

Sun Mar 6 Pomona: Indian Rhythm Workshop with Tunji Beier
Mon Mar 7 Brisbane: Rajendra Prasanna (flute/shehnai)

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

Sun Apr 3 Pomona: Dva "Holi" concert

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

18.1.11

Sat 22 Jan Mt Gravatt: Bansuri recital by Taro Terahara

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Happy New Year! I hope you're all well and have survived the floods without too many losses - and if you have, please accept my sincere sympathy. I've been busy over Christmas with a family trip in Victoria, followed by the muddy Woodford Folk Festival, where my tabla group Tabla Tarrango and Tibet2Timbuk2 both performed and made some good connections. Please have a look at the video of Tabla Tarrango's show. Since last writing, I've also posted blogs about Tibet2Timbuk2 at Byron Community Centre on Dec 3 and Yuki's Nada Yoga workshop in West End the following day.

Bansuri whiz Taro Terahara is coming to our shows this Friday and we have a few very special concerts coming up. First up this Saturday you can catch his Indian classical raga performances at Garden City Library. Next weekend we're heading to Wauchope (central NSW) and then back for an Intimate Indian Monsoon acoustic concert with special guests Tibet2Timbuk2 on Sunday in Byron.

Feb 3-5 is the main event: Festival of Tibet. Tibet2Timbuk2 and Taro will be performing at the Tibet - Awakened Heart concert on Sat Feb 5. The flood has hit the festival in that all the posters and postcards were lost, so please spread the word by forwarding this email, and also by printing out and putting up some festival posters.

More Tibet2Timbuk2 news: We are happily past 1000 fans on our Facebook page but we'll still be giving away a few tracks from "Music is Life" to every 100th fan. If you're already a fan, suggest us to your friends and one of them might be a winner. While you're there, click on the Boxes tab and vote for some of our songs or share them with your friends. In fact there are at least 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2.

SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK