20.2.09

Sat 21 Feb Fortitude Valley: Guitar and Flute in a Melting Pot - Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Shashank

Hi folks,

This is a last minute announcement that Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Shashank are performing at Judith Wright Centre on Saturday 21st Feb. If I was in town I'd definitely be there. I've also been informed that Shashank is available for bansuri (flute) lessons while in town this week - click on the link above for details.

Shen's News: I'm having a splendid time here by the banks of the Ganga in Nagwa, south Varanasi. I've had a couple of concerts - one on Munna House with Japanese sitar player Yohei, one yesterday in a school with Kathak dancer Kazumi Nishikawa. I'll be blogging those stories some time soon.... In the meantime, I have posted photos and stories of Tibet2Timbuk2 and friends at Cafe Checocho and my amazing experience on Saraswati Puja at Guru-ji's. This weekend is a big one in Varanasi. Monday is Mahashivaratri (Shiva's Night) so all weekend there are two big music festivals including the Dhrupad Mela. Santoor player Jimi Miyashita is coming to town on Monday and we will play together in a concert next Friday.

Once again I have Tibet2Timbuk2 news - Lucky Oceans will feature Tibet2Timbuk2's "Music is Life" CD on the Daily Planet, Radio National, this Monday Feb 23 (which also happens to be Mahashivaratri - Shiva's Night). The show is on at 220pm and 1120pm. Please tell your friends.

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
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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/

Shen
Bhavatu Sabbe Mangalam - May All Beings Be Happy
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5.2.09

Fri 6 Feb Nth Bris: Sitar Recital by Partha Bose

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I'm writing to you from the banks of the holy Ganges River - almost literally. Actually I'm sitting in my room in Yoga Mandir, Nagwa; I've managed to get mobile internet which is really slow but at least accessible wherever my laptop goes. I have a little news, including my tabla solo for Saraswati Puja, but have yet to blog it, so it'll have to wait til next time.

I'm especially writing now to announce a very special Indian classical sitar home concert this Friday, by Partha Bose. Highly recommended!

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
FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

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/

Shen
Bhavatu Sabbe Mangalam - May All Beings Be Happy
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17.1.09

Fri 23 Jan West End: Tibet2Timbuk2 and friends

Hi folks,

Shen's News: This will be my last email before flying off to India for 2 months from next Sunday. As I haven't had any gigs lately, we're putting on a FREE little gig down at Cafe Checocho, 7-11pm Friday Jan 23: Tibet2Timbuk2 and friends. Confirmed guests include Feridun Avar (Turkey), Lansana Camara (Guinea), Tony Magambo and Ravi Welsh.

I also want to give a special mention to a major event being organised by Tenzin at the Powerhouse Jan 29-31, the 50 Years in Tibet festival. The latest news is that Senator Bob Brown will be joining the discussion panel!

More news on the Tibet2Timbuk2 front: Our CD "Music is Life" is now on iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and Napster. So now that we're easily accessible to the whole wide interweb, I'd like to ask you to help out in spreading the word about our good vibes. I've posted 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2 achieve world domination, including writing reviews at various online stores and sending songs to friends on Facebook.


SHEN'S GIGS - THIS WEEK
FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK
FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

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/

Shen
Bhavatu Sabbe Mangalam - May All Beings Be Happy
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8.1.09

Music4children (global music charity)

Music4children is a charity started by musicians to help underprivileged children directly. Disillusioned on how much money was making it to the causes from the big charities they decided to do something to help directly. 100% of public donated money goes directly to the cause and M4C is volunteer based.

M4C broke the world records for the highest gig on Mt Everest and the longest performance of 44 hours non stop and have raised enough money to build an orphanage in Nepal as it's first project. Work is on going and will have children in this year.

This year we take our extreme gigs to the Amazon to play in the most remote and dangerous places on earth. For more info www.music4children.org.

Oz Bayldon
Chairman Nepal Balbalika Trust
www.music4children.org
0783 433 8088
to donate www.justgiving.com/buyabrick
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6.1.09

Sat 10 Jan Sandgate: Music by the Sea Festival - Mamadou Diabate + Circle of Rhythm

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Happy New Year everybody!!! I had a very pleasant relaxing weight-gaining period with my family over in Perth. I hope you had a great holiday season too.

I've got just one gig this month before I head to India for 2 months starting Jan 25. On Jan 23 I'll be gathering some musos at Checocho Cafe, hopefully featuring Tibet2Timbuk2 and other EthnoSuperLounge friends. Stay tuned for more info.

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.

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK
FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

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/

Shen
Bhavatu Sabbe Mangalam - May All Beings Be Happy
shen@ethnosuperlounge.com
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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

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FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

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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/

Shen
Bhavatu Sabbe Mangalam - May All Beings Be Happy
shen@ethnosuperlounge.com
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http://shenflindell.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
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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/

Shen
Bhavatu Sabbe Mangalam - May All Beings Be Happy
shen@ethnosuperlounge.com
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http://shenflindell.blogspot.com
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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
FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK
SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP
FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

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/

Shen
Bhavatu Sabbe Mangalam - May All Beings Be Happy
shen@ethnosuperlounge.com
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http://shenflindell.blogspot.com
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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.


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THIS WEEK
ALSO COMING UP

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

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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/

Shen
Bhavatu Sabbe Mangalam - May All Beings Be Happy
shen@ethnosuperlounge.com
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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

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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! :-)
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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
COMING UP
ESL Forum Upcoming Events

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/

Shen
Bhavatu Sabbe Mangalam - May All Beings Be Happy
shen@ethnosuperlounge.com
http://www.ethnosuperlounge.com
http://shenflindell.blogspot.com
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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

ESL Forum Upcoming Events

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/

Shen
Bhavatu Sabbe Mangalam - May All Beings Be Happy
shen@ethnosuperlounge.com
http://www.ethnosuperlounge.com
http://shenflindell.blogspot.com
http://ethnosuperlounge.blogspot.com
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