Shen Flindell
Indian Classical Tabla

Shen Flindell started learning tabla in Melbourne from Sri Debapriya Bhattacharya in 1994 and soon went to the holy city of Varanasi in India to study under Pt. Kaviraj Ashutosh ("Ashu Babu") Bhattacharya, a great tabla master of the Benares Gharana. He has performed and recorded widely as a tabla accompanist and soloist in Australia, Japan and India, not just Indian classical music but also collaborations with an eclectic range of world & western music artists. Shen's EthnoSuperLounge events bring together these musicians to share their songs and sounds in the spirit of unity, healing and transcendence. Shen's tabla playing is noted for his clear sound, comfortable rhythmic sense, intuitive accompaniment, sensuous bayan (bass) and a feeling of sincere devotion to Guru, Saraswati, Music and Tabla, thanks to many blessings from his Guru-ji. He also teaches, supplies and repairs tabla.

You can catch news and photos of Shen's travels on his personal blog, Tabla in Hand.

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IN BRIEF

Name : Shen Flindell
Email : shen@ethnosuperlounge.com (See Contact Us for more contact details.)
Born : 23 June, 1972, Canberra, Australia
3 Homes : Brisbane (Australia), Varanasi (India), Japan (various locations)
Tabla Style : Benares Gharana, Pt. Kanthe Maharaj/Pt. Ashutosh Bhattacharya Baj)
Blogs : Tabla in Hand, Shen's Best of the Web, タブラと共に

Musical Roles :

: Performer (accompanist and soloist)
: Teacher
: Student
: Producer
: Tabla repairer and supplier
: Musical matchmaker and networker
: Website developer