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

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?
  

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• The Prism of the Kings of the Tsugaru Shamisen
• How to Download an Entire Facebook Album in one go
• Ty Burhoe's New CD
  
• Rainforest World Music Festival 2009 Will See an Array...
• Contemporary Painting from Tibet

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 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

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.


FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

• Thu 28 May Byron Bay: Mystical TIBET Concerts - Tenzin Choegyal and Tashi Lhunpo Monks
• Fri 29 May Brisbane: Mystical TIBET Concerts - Tenzin Choegyal and Tashi Lhunpo Monks
• Sat 30 May Noosa: Mystical TIBET Concerts - Tenzin Choegyal and Tashi Lhunpo Monks
• Sun 31 May Coorabell Hall Benefit - Greenlife, Fidl Musik, et al
  : Eumundi: Sacred Space in Concert
  

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

• Sat 6 Jun Bris: Jaadu
  

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

• Fri 5 Jun Brisbane: Laya Project film screening at Greenfest
• Sun 21 Jun Cooran: Drumming Nature workshop - Greg Sheehan

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

• The Prism of the Kings of the Tsugaru Shamisen
• How to Download an Entire Facebook Album in one go
• Ty Burhoe's New CD
  
• Rainforest World Music Festival 2009 Will See an Array...
• Contemporary Painting from Tibet

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

23/24 May Mt Gravatt: Night/Morning Ragas - Gauri Damle-Pathare (vocal), Shen (tabla), Joseph Nand (harmonium)

Hi folks,

Shen's News: The tour with Sangeet Mishra and Taro Terahara was a big success and a great experience, all fully blogged up with photos and stories of our trip which covered 4500km and 13 concerts in 18 days. All the separate episodes are listed in my blog section below, or you can see the whole story on one page at this link. You can also download a recording of one of the best concerts from EthnoSuperLounge.

This weekend I have two very special concerts with a young lady classical singer from Mumbai, Gauri Pathare, the first "Night Ragas" on Saturday night and then "Morning Ragas" on Sunday morning, both at Progress Hall, Mt Gravatt. I'm very honoured to be accompanying her and definitely recommend these concerts if you'd like to hear some beautiful Indian classical vocals.

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 23 May Mt Gravatt: Night Ragas... - Gauri Damle-Pathare (vocal), Shen (tabla), Joseph Nand (harmonium)
• Sun 24 May Mt Gravatt: Morning Ragas... - Gauri Damle-Pathare (vocal), Shen (tabla), Joseph Nand (harmonium)
  

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

• Fri 22 May Maroochydore: Mystical TIBET Concerts - Tenzin Choegyal and Tashi Lhunpo Monks
• Sat 23 May Gympie: Mystical TIBET Concerts - Tenzin Choegyal and Tashi Lhunpo Monks

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

• Sat 6 Jun Bris: Jaadu
  

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

• Thu 28 May Byron Bay: Mystical TIBET Concerts - Tenzin Choegyal and Tashi Lhunpo Monks
• Fri 29 May Brisbane: Mystical TIBET Concerts - Tenzin Choegyal and Tashi Lhunpo Monks
• Sat 30 May Noosa: Mystical TIBET Concerts - Tenzin Choegyal and Tashi Lhunpo Monks
• Fri 5 Jun Brisbane: Laya Project film screening at Greenfest

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• 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?
  
• T + S 2009 pt5 - Castlemaine Theatre Royal
  
• T + S 2009 pt 6 - Melbourne
  
• T + S 2009 pt7 - Canberra/Sydney
  
• Taro & Sangeet 2009 pt8 - The Final Drive Home
• Taro & Sangeet tour - set lists
  

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

• Contemporary Painting from Tibet
• Will designer brains divide humanity?
• Bicycle helmet laws could do more harm than good
• G’Day World Video - Peter Kennedy, Rebel Priest, part...
• The Re-Rise of Marx

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 16 Apr - Sat 2 May: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour - Sangeet Mishra (sarangi), Taro Terahara (bansuri), Shen Flindell (tabla)

Hi folks,

A very special announcement today, as next week you will have the rare opportunity to hear the beautiful sarangi (like an Indian violin with 60 strings) played by Sangeet Mishra from Mumbai, in combination with the magical bansuri (bamboo flute) of Taro Terahara from Japan. The tour starts on Thur 16th on Gold Coast and continues Fri 17th Ocean Shores, Sat 18th - Brisbane (Sai Baba Temple, Virginia), and your last chance to catch this magical combination will be 5pm Sun 19th in St Lucia. Unless, that is, you catch us further south in Victoria, Canberra or Sydney - visit the tour web page for details. All these concerts are by donation - we're hoping for $15-$20, but don't let finances be an excuse not to come, please pay as you like.

Sangeet Mishra,
Taro Terahara
& Shen Flindell

Indian Classical Sarangi, Bansuri & Tabla

A truly international performance bringing together the mystical sound of sarangi by Sangeet Mishra (Mumbai/Varanasi) with leading classical artists from Japan and Australia, Taro Terahara (bansuri) and Shen Flindell (tabla)

Australia Autumn 2009 Tour Schedule

Thu 16 April 7pm - Gold Coast
31 Cayman Drive, Clear Island Waters

Fri 17 April 7pm - Byron
Temple of Melodious Sound, 6 Goolara Court, Ocean Shores

Sat 18 April 7.30pm - Brisbane
Sai Baba Temple, 1614 Sandgate Rd, Virginia

Sun 19 April 5pm - Brisbane
17 Napier St, St Lucia

Further Tour Details (Wangaratta, Castlemaine, Melbourne, Shepparton, Canberra, Sydney) available at the tour webpage ethnosuperlounge.com/taro-in-oz/

NEW Downloads - print them out and help spread the word!

• 2009 Tour Poster with full schedule
  
• A4 poster with space for local info
  
• eflier - email to your friends!
  
  

IN BRIEF

Both Sangeet and Taro have had successful Australian tours in recent years, but this will be a very special opportunity to hear these two master musicians perform together on these very special instruments, sarangi and bansuri.

Indian classical music is a diamond of global culture, a timeless spiritual vibration with unmatched opportunities for improvisation and expression, tranporting listeners into realms of sound. This tour brings together musicians from India, Japan and Australia to evoke the peaceful sounds of Planet Earth.

Sarangi is an Indian bowed instrument with about 50 strings. Its sound is considered to match the human voice most closely, and its name literally means "hundred colours", reflecting the wide range of tones and moods it can evoke. An extremely difficult instrument, the art of sarangi is slowly dying. The sound is that of ancient spiritual India. Sangeet Mishra comes from a long lineage of sarangi players from India's holiest city, Varanasi, and has performed with leading artists all around India and the world.

Check out Sangeet on Youtube here.

Bansuri is the Indian classical bamboo flute, bringing the sound of air, the mountains, the uplifting devotional mood of Krishna. Master bansuri player Taro Terahara is a leading musician in the thriving Indian classical music community of Japan, well-known from Woodford Folk Festival appearances including New Year's Dawn 2006 and New Year's Midnight 2006/07.

Check out Taro on Youtube here.

No Indian classical performance would be complete without the dynamic drums Tabla, played on this tour by leading Australian tabla player Shen Flindell. Having studied under Varanasi's old master Pt Ashutosh Bhattacharya, Shen comes from the old school of Indian classical music - devoted to the spirit of music and evoking moods of Shiva, Ganesh and Goddess Saraswati.

Check out Shen on Youtube here.

Artist bios and photos are on the Profiles page.

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

• Thu 16 Apr Gold Coast: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Fri 17 Apr Ocean Shores: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Sat 18 Apr Virginia: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Sun 19 Apr St Lucia: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour

Further Tour Dates Further Afield

• Thu 23 Apr Wangaratta: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Fri 24 Apr Castlemaine: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Sat 25 Apr Melbourne: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
  
• Sun 26 Apr Melbourne: Double Bansuri Special
• Wed 29 Apr Melbourne: Lecture/Demo
• Thu 30 Apr Shepparton (TBC): Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Fri 1 May Canberra: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Sat 2 May Sydney: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
  

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

• Sat 25 Apr Kin Kin: Valanga & Andy Khoza

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Tabla lessons at Kathak Kendra
• Kuchipudi and Odissi at Kamani Auditorium, Delhi
• Ghat cricket
• Various concerts I saw in Varanasi
• 5th Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Concert
• T2T2's "Little Things" on C-Realm 145
• Alice Boner's art at Bharat Kala Bhavan
• Jimi-san in Varanasi
• Kathak dance Raj English School
• Concert at Munna House
• Yoga Mandir
  

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• How to import podcasts into iTunes
• Muslimgauze on Metafilter
• CD: Youssoupha Sidibe (kora)
• Old footage of Tibetan lamas and yogis
• Petition against internet censorship in Australia
  

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• G’Day World Video - Peter Kennedy, Rebel Priest, part...
• The Re-Rise of Marx
• Can fractals make sense of the quantum world?
• Top 10 Bizarre Cases of Mass Hysteria
• Duetting guitarists' brains fire to the same beat
  

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 Apr Indooroopilly: Namita Debroy’s Nritya Bharati School of Kathak Dance

Hi folks,

Shen's News: Well, well, here I am back in Brisneyland after 2 very pleasant months by the Ganga in Varanasi. Since my last email newsletter I've blogged a whole bunch of stuff from this trip: Yoga Mandir (my guest house), Concert at Munna House, Kathak dance Raj English School, Jimi-san in Varanasi, Alice Boner's art at Bharat Kala Bhavan, 5th Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Concert, Various concerts I saw in Varanasi, Ghat cricket, Kuchipudi and Odissi at Kamani Auditorium, Delhi, and finally my tabla lessons at Kathak Kendra. It was a great trip - if you want to flick through all the photos the best way would be to go straight to my main blog page.

The big thing I have coming up is my first ever Australian tour, with Indian classical musicians Sangeet Mishra (sarangi) and Taro Terahara (bansuri). We'll be playing in Ocean Shores Fri April 17, then two concerts in Brisbane in the Sai Baba Temple in Virginia on Sat 18th and then a home concert in St Lucia on Sun 19th. There's full info at our tour web page, where you can also download the tour poster or eflier - go on, help us out and spread the word, whether by printing out some posters or sending some emails. It's going to be a rare magical series of concerts.

Oh, and while I was away, Tibet2Timbuk2's "Little Things" was played on C-Realm Podcast 145. 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

• Sat 4 Apr Indooroopilly: Namita Debroy’s Nritya Bharati School of Kathak Dance
  

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

• Fri 17 Apr Ocean Shores: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Sat 18 Apr Virginia: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Sun 19 Apr St Lucia: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Thu 23 Apr Wangaratta: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Fri 24 Apr Castlemaine: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
• Sat 25 Apr Melbourne: Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour with Glen Kniebeiss (tabla)
• Sun 26 Apr Melbourne: Double Bansuri Special - Vinod Prasanna (bansuri), Taro Terahara (bansuri), Shen Flindell (tabla), Glen Kniebeiss (tabla)
• Wed 29 Apr Melbourne: Lecture/Demo - Indian Classical Autumn 2009 Tour
  

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

• Sat 25 Apr Kin Kin: Valanga & Andy Khoza

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Tabla lessons at Kathak Kendra
• Kuchipudi and Odissi at Kamani Auditorium, Delhi
• Ghat cricket
• Various concerts I saw in Varanasi
• 5th Annual Ashu Babu Memorial Concert
• T2T2's "Little Things" on C-Realm 145
• Alice Boner's art at Bharat Kala Bhavan
• Jimi-san in Varanasi
• Kathak dance Raj English School
• Concert at Munna House
• Yoga Mandir

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• How to import podcasts into iTunes
• Muslimgauze on Metafilter
• CD: Youssoupha Sidibe (kora)
• Old footage of Tibetan lamas and yogis
• Petition against internet censorship in Australia
  

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Can fractals make sense of the quantum world?
• Top 10 Bizarre Cases of Mass Hysteria
• Duetting guitarists' brains fire to the same beat
• Tabla Tracks - New CD Release by Pandit Sharda Sahai!
• Daewoo to Buy Madagascar

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 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

• Sat 21 Feb Kin Kin: A Night of Wild Gypsy Music with DOCH
  : Fortitude Valley: Guitar and Flute in a Melting Pot - Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Shashank
• Sun 22 Feb West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

• Fri 13 - Sun 15 Mar African drum and dance camp
• Tue 17 Mar Byron: Dave Stringer (kirtans)
• Wed 18 Mar West End: Dave Stringer (kirtan)

SHEN'S GIGS - COMING UP

• Fri 27 Feb Varanasi: Munna House Concert - Setsuo Miyashita, Shen, others
  

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Tibet2Timbuk2 on Radio National Mon 23 Feb
• Saraswati Puja at Guru-ji's
• Tibet2Timbuk2 and friends at Cafe Checocho
• Off to India
• 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2 achieve world domination
  

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• How to import podcasts into iTunes
• Muslimgauze on Metafilter
• CD: Youssoupha Sidibe (kora)
• Old footage of Tibetan lamas and yogis
• Petition against internet censorship in Australia
  

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Photoshop Tutorials
• The Venerable Old Commodore 64
• Mythical Journey
• Contemporary Kora Master from Gabu
• 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know
  

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

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

• Fri 6 Feb West End: Djembe 4wk Technique Course Starts with Elliott Orr
  : West End: Djembe 4wk Beginners Course starts with Elliott Orr
  : Nth Bris: Sitar Recital by Partha Bose
• Sun 8 Feb West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara
  

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

• Fri 13 - Sun 15 Feb Earth Freq Festival
• Sun 15 Feb Fort Valley: Circle of Rhythm
  

• Every Sunday : West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Off to India
• 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2 achieve world domination
  
• Tibet2Timbuk2's "Music is Life" now on iTunes etc
• Some sitar concerts I've seen recently
  
• Shrabani Choudhury's sitar student concert

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Muslimgauze on Metafilter
• CD: Youssoupha Sidibe (kora)
• Old footage of Tibetan lamas and yogis
• Petition against internet censorship in Australia
• Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship
  

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Top 10 Fascinating Facts That Are Wrong
• The Wages of Wages
• Balloon power isn't just a load of hot air
• 20 Breathtaking Satellite Views of the Earth
• Our world may be a giant hologram

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

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

• Fri 23 Jan West End: Tibet2Timbuk2 and friends
  

FRIENDS' NEWS - THIS WEEK

• Sun 18 Jan West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara
• Sun 25 Jan Bangalow: Carmella Baynie and the Bhakti Raga Ensemble

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

• Thu 29 - Sat 31 Jan Powerhouse: 50 Years in Tibet festival
• Sat 31 Jan South Bank: One for All Concert

• Every Sunday West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• 20 easy ways to help Tibet2Timbuk2 achieve world domination
  
• Tibet2Timbuk2's "Music is Life" now on iTunes etc
• Some sitar concerts I've seen recently
  
• Shrabani Choudhury's sitar student concert
  
• EthnoSuperLounge Turkish Flamenco on C-Realm

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Muslimgauze on Metafilter
• CD: Youssoupha Sidibe (kora)
• Old footage of Tibetan lamas and yogis
• Petition against internet censorship in Australia
• Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship
  

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• 20 Breathtaking Satellite Views of the Earth
• Our world may be a giant hologram
• Top 10 Myths About The Middle Ages
• 10 Worst Translations Ever
• How your friends' friends can affect your mood

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

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

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

• Thu 8 Jan Coolum: Ganga Giri
• Sat 10 Jan Sandgate: Music by the Sea Festival - Mamadou Diabate + Circle of Rhythm
• Sun 11 Jan West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara

FRIENDS' NEWS - COMING UP

• Thu 15 Jan Fort Valley: Circle of Rhythm
• Fri 16 Jan Mullum: DuOud (Oud duo)
• Sat 17 Jan Sunnybank: Naada Ranjani 2009 Carnatic Classical Music Concert - Smt. Shruti Abhiram (Mysore)
  : Tallebudgera: Sacred Earth
• Sun 25 Jan West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara
  : Bangalow: Carmella Baynie and the Bhakti Raga Ensemble
• Sat 31 Jan South Bank: One for All Concert
  
  
• Every Sunday West End: Drumming classes with Lansana Camara

SHEN'S RECENT BLOGS

• Some sitar concerts I've seen recently
  
• Shrabani Choudhury's sitar student concert
  
• EthnoSuperLounge Turkish Flamenco on C-Realm
• Tibet2Timbuk2 on Weekend Planet (ABC Radio National) this Saturday
  
• BEMAC 21st Anniversary Gala Concert

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Muslimgauze on Metafilter
• CD: Youssoupha Sidibe (kora)
• Old footage of Tibetan lamas and yogis
• Petition against internet censorship in Australia
• Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship
  

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• 10 Worst Translations Ever
• How your friends' friends can affect your mood
• 12 Funniest Billboards
• Chris Martensen
• Nassim Haramein (theory of everything)
  

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

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

• Tibet2Timbuk2 on Weekend Planet (ABC Radio National) this Saturday
  
• BEMAC 21st Anniversary Gala Concert
  
• Tibet2Timbuk2 CD Launch @ Brisbane Powerhouse
  
• "Crane Song" on latest C-Realm episode
• New CD by Tibet2Timbuk2 "Music is Life" ONLINE NOW!!!
  
• Japan Tour 2008: Acknowledgements

SHEN'S BEST OF THE WEB

• Petition against internet censorship in Australia
• Australia to implement mandatory internet censorship
• Musician jokes
• Miles from India
• New Debapriya-Samanwaya CD

MORE OF SHEN'S BEST

• Nassim Haramein - MUST WATCH!!! (theory of everything)
  
• Only in Japan!
• ASHES and SNOW (Beautiful video)
• The 30 Greatest Conspiracy Theories
• Why the universe may be teeming with aliens

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