Fri 26 Feb Brisbane: Saniya Patankar with Shen

Hi folks,

Shen's News: I had a big week after getting back from India - first up a wonderful concert with Jai Uttal in Byron, and then I ended up playing 3 times at the Melting Pot Festival on Saturday and once more on Sunday!  Tibet2Timbuk2 will be at Melting Pot Festival again next month.

I will be accompanying accomplished vocalist Saniya Patankar twice this weekend - on Friday evening at the Brisbane Hindu Temple and then on Saturday morning at a private function.  Please contact me if you'd like to attend the morning sitting.  
I'll also give special mention to Mysore Brothers, a famous violin duo performing at Judith Wright Centre tomorrow night.  And watch out for brilliant North Indian violinist Kala Ramnath and tabla master Yogesh Samsi on March 14 - you can book tickets at the EthnoSuperLounge Shop at absolute bargain prices.

Tibet2Timbuk2 news: We are targeting 1000 fans on our Facebook page, and as such are giving away a download of our album "Music is Life" to every 100th fan.  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

• Fri 26 Feb Brisbane: Saniya Patankar with Shen
• Sat 27 Feb Bris: "Morning Ragas" - Saniya Patankar-Kulkarni (vocal) with Shen (tabla), Joseph Nand (harmonium)

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

• Wed 24 Feb Mysore Brothers (Indian Classical, Carnatic)
• Sat 27 Feb Banyo: Samaychakra - Saniya Patankar (Pune)

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

• Sun 14 Mar QPAC: Melting Pot Festival feat. Tibet2Timbuk2

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

• Sun 7 Mar Pomona: Dva morning recital
• Sat 13 Mar Pomona: Transbalkan Express
• Sun 14 Mar Indooroopilly: Indian Music Jamboree - Kala Ramnath (violin), Yogesh Samsi (tabla), Sandeep Mishra (sarangi), Iynkaran Kantharajah (tabla)
• Tue 16 Mar West End: Dave Stringer (kirtan)
• Wed 17 Mar Ipswich: Dave Stringer (kirtan)
• Thu 18 Mar Byron: Dave Stringer (kirtan)

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Melting Pot Festival - Tibet2Timbuk2 and more
• Jai Uttal concert in Byron
• Delhi concert with Taro Terahara
• More concerts in Varanasi
• Anwar Tabla Maker

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Thai Movie "The Overture"
• Top violinist busks in train station and nobody listens

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Top 10 Obscure Conspiracy Theories
• "I thought it would be interesting to write music...
• Saving Silence from Extinction
• Music and the Brain
• 10 Possible Resting Places of the Holy Grail

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

Thu 11 Feb Byron: Jai Uttal with Shen

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Yes I'm back from 2 months in India!  It was freezing cold almost the whole time I was there, but then I heard I missed some very hot days here - out of the frying pan and into the fridge...  I've written a whole lot of blogs and posted a bunch of beautiful photos.  All the blogs are listed individually below, or you can just visit my main blog page and skim through.  And if you're on Facebook, all the photos are there too.
I actually came back a couple of weeks earlier than planned because I have a very special concert in Byron this Thursday with great kirtan singer, Jai Uttal, on his first visit to Australia.  It's a great honour for me and I'm very much looking forward to it.  At 4pm Saturday I'll also be playing with Tibet2Timbuk2 at QPAC in a free event featuring a whole bunch of great Brisbane Indian and Tibetan musicians.

Tibet2Timbuk2 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 11 Feb Byron: Jai Uttal with Shen
• Sat 13 Feb QPAC: Vijaya Visvanathan, Tibet2Timbuk2

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

• Fri 12 Feb Byron: ‘Breathing Love’ Concert - Peruquois & Praful
• Sat 13 - Sun 14 Feb QPAC: Mystical Asia free music weekend!!! (feat. T2T2)

SHEN'S NEWS - COMING UP

• Fri 26 Feb Brisbane: Saniya Kulkarni with Shen
• Sat 27 Feb Bris: "Morning Ragas" - Saniya Patankar-Kulkarni (vocal) with Shen (tabla), Joseph Nand (harmonium)

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

• Thu 25 Feb Mysore Brothers (Indian Classical, Carnatic)

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Delhi concert with Taro Terahara
• More concerts in Varanasi
• Anwar Tabla Maker
• Sand sculpture island on Ganga
• Saraswati Puja 2010
• Pt Nayan Ghosh and Brahmandanga village
• Kolkata: Debapriya-Samanwaya
• NYE Boat jam with Tahir
• Panoramas
• Ganges River boat ride
• Christmas Day in Varanasi
• United Nations of Indian Classical Music
• Life on the ghats
• Guru-ji's house
• Various concerts in Benares
• Benares Gharana historical excursion
• Delhi

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Thai Movie "The Overture"
• Top violinist busks in train station and nobody listens

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• 10 Possible Resting Places of the Holy Grail
• Top 10 Places You Can’t Go
• Cross-Cultural Collaborations and Fusion Bands – What...
• "Here be Dragons"
• Unfriend Has Been Faved

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

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

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Debapriya-Samanwaya with Shen: Raga Marwa
  
• Debapriya-Samanwaya
  
• Qld Multicultural Festival 2009
• Japan Tour Finale: Gen-Shin-An
• Various Tokyo concerts

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Thai Movie "The Overture"
• Top violinist busks in train station and nobody listens

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Unfriend Has Been Faved
• Noisy parties no problem for musical brains
• iLehra Software
• 10 More Fascinating Conspiracies
• 楽道庵と源心庵

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

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)

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Japan Tour Finale: Gen-Shin-An
• Various Tokyo concerts
• Gifu Sangeet Mela 2009
  
• Tenzin in Japan: part 3
  
• Tenzin in Japan part 2: Sightseeing in Kamakura
  
• Tenzin in Japan: part 1
  

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Thai Movie "The Overture"
• Top violinist busks in train station and nobody listens

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• 楽道庵と源心庵
• 10 Forgotten Facts About Historical Events
• The 'Democratization of Music.'
• 10 More Amazing Facts About Dreams
• サンギート・メーラ　インド古典音楽と舞踊の祭典

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

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)

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Gifu Sangeet Mela 2009
  
• Tenzin in Japan: part 3
  
• Tenzin in Japan part 2: Sightseeing in Kamakura
  
• Tenzin in Japan: part 1
• Nagoya/Kyoto

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Thai Movie "The Overture"
• Top violinist busks in train station and nobody listens

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• 10 Forgotten Facts About Historical Events
• The 'Democratization of Music.'
• 10 More Amazing Facts About Dreams
• サンギート・メーラ　インド古典音楽と舞踊の祭典
• Yet Another 10 Conspiracy

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

"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)

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Nagoya/Kyoto
• My students first show without me
  
• Greenhouse party 2009
  
• Tabla Tarrango @ Krishna Fest
• Shen and Marcello at "Sing it Up for Sabina"

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Thai Movie "The Overture"
• Top violinist busks in train station and nobody listens

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• サンギート・メーラ　インド古典音楽と舞踊の祭典
• Yet Another 10 Conspiracy Theories
• shiva puja
• Ｏｍの波間を漂いつつ･･・
• Permablitz
• Evolver Spores: Thought for Food
• Adam Curtis - Kabul: City Number One
• ありがとう、ナマステインディア。
• Ｔｅｎｚｉｎの来日。

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

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

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Nagoya/Kyoto
• My students first show without me
  
• Greenhouse party 2009
  
• Tabla Tarrango @ Krishna Fest
• Shen and Marcello at "Sing it Up for Sabina"

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Thai Movie "The Overture"
• Top violinist busks in train station and nobody listens

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Akira Kurosawa
• Chill Out Music for Monkeys
• How to Copy & Paste Multiple Text Items at a time
• Is Social Search Here for Primetime?
• 10 More Amazing Wonders of the Natural World

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

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
  

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

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

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Shen and Marcello at "Sing it Up for Sabina"
• Brisbane Music Circle
• Great review of Tibet2Timbuk2's "Music is Life"
  
• Cows at the Beach - Indo-Jazz with Toby Wren
• 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School
  

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Thai Movie "The Overture"
• Top violinist busks in train station and nobody listens

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Is Social Search Here for Primetime?
• 10 More Amazing Wonders of the Natural World
• Early Cambodian Dance
• Project Ahimsa Provides Hope for the World's Poorest...
• There was a boy / A very strange enchanted boy......

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

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

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Shen and Marcello at "Sing it Up for Sabina"
• Brisbane Music Circle
• Great review of Tibet2Timbuk2's "Music is Life"
  
• Cows at the Beach - Indo-Jazz with Toby Wren
• 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School
  

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Thai Movie "The Overture"
• Top violinist busks in train station and nobody listens

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Early Cambodian Dance
• Project Ahimsa Provides Hope for the World's Poorest...
• There was a boy / A very strange enchanted boy......
• Remarkable Journey
• Climate politics at the Pacific Island Forum

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

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

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Brisbane Music Circle
• Great review of Tibet2Timbuk2's "Music is Life"
  
• Cows at the Beach - Indo-Jazz with Toby Wren
• 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert
• 1st Annual Brisbane Indian Music Festival

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Top violinist busks in train station and nobody listens

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Is Pluto a planet after all?
• Yet Another 20 Fascinating Historical Facts
• Having a Baul
• How to Detox Fluorides from Your Body
• Magic Volcano with Dinosaur inside

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

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

• Nothing to report here - musician friends, please add your events!
  

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

• Sun 26 Jul Valley: cows at the beach (Indian Jazz) - Robert and Ravi Welsh, Cieavash Arean, Shen
  
• Sun 2 Aug West End: Sing It Up For Sabina! - Marcello + Shen, Spankinhide, Sana and more

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Great review of Tibet2Timbuk2's "Music is Life"
  
• Cows at the Beach - Indo-Jazz with Toby Wren
• 2nd Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Tabla School Concert
• 1st Annual Brisbane Indian Music Festival
  
• Feridun's Sunday afternoon world music sessions

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

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

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• 1st Annual Brisbane Indian Music Festival
  
• Feridun's Sunday afternoon world music sessions
  
• Winter Solstice Festival
• Night/Morning double header with Gauri Pathare
• Taro + Sangeet 2009 part 1 - BrisByron (with video)
  

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Debashish Bhattacharya : * Indian Slide Guitar Odyssey*...
  
• Music is Math is Beauty
  
• Delicious Global Blend
  
• Genre Bending Indian Blues
  
• Australians Are Racists

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com

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

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Night/Morning double header with Gauri Pathare
• Taro + Sangeet 2009 part 1 - BrisByron (with video)
  
• T + S 2009 pt2 - The Big Drive
  
• T + S 2009 pt3 - Beechworth/Wangaratta
  
• T + S 2009 pt4 - A Love Story?
  

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• June 5 Bris: Laya Project film at Greenfest
• How to import podcasts into iTunes
• Muslimgauze on Metafilter
• CD: Youssoupha Sidibe (kora)
• Old footage of Tibetan lamas and
  

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Peyote Awakening
  
• A Master Musician Has Departed
  
• How To Fix Your Crappy Battery Meter
  
• How to Protect your PC using USB Flash Drive
  
• The Audio Cleaver Is Now Available
  

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
http://ethnosuperlounge-japan.blogspot.com