Taro Terahara & Shen Flindell

Indian Classical Bansuri & Tabla

Leaders in the thriving Indian music scene of Japan,
these two artists' devotion to Guru, Music and Instrument will touch your heart, engage your mind and transport your spirit from calm to elation,
in the true essence of Indian Classical Music.

Taro & Shen’s New Year’s Dawn Concert
was one of the hits of last year’s Woodford Festival

Australia 2007 Schedule

Dec 6 : Arrive Brisbane
Fri Dec 7: Home concert in Helensvale - duet with Indian singer Pinaki Bose

Sat Dec 8: Main concert @ Brisbane City Hall (Ithaca Auditorium)

Tue Dec 11 : Ocean Shores - Temple of Melodious Sound (home concert)
Thu Dec 13 : Maleny UpFront Club
Sat Dec 15 : EthnoSuperLounge Xmas Party
Sun Dec 16 : Noosa "The J" - Global Soul Music
Sat Dec 22 : Melbourne: Concert @ Gertrude St Yoga Centre, Fitzroy
Dec 27-Jan 1 : Woodford Folk Festival
Sun Jan 6 : Home concert with Indian community in Brisbane
Tue Jan 8 : Temple concert in collaboration with touring artists Steve Oda (sarod) and Ty Burhoe (tabla)
Jan 9 : Return to Japan

Direct from Japan, leading Indian classical bansuri master Taro Terahara is joined by leading Australian tabla player Shen Flindell for Bamboo Bliss from 7pm on Saturday December 8th at Brisbane City Hall's Ithaca Auditorium. Taro & Shen’s New Year’s Dawn Concert was one of the hits of last year’s Woodford Festival and festival-goers will fondly remember that peaceful bamboo flute floating over the festival to usher us into 2007. Bamboo Bliss will be a rare chance to experience Taro's pristine music in a concert hall setting in Brisbane.

Taro Terahara is one of the leading musicians in the thriving and highly competitive Indian classical music scene in Japan. His music comfortably spans the full range from contemplative soulful alaap (slow non-rhythmic introduction) to exciting, rhythmic jhala (fast-paced finale). He has a great command of sur (tuning) and lay (timing), with the ability to compose innovative taans and tihais on the spur of the moment, yet all of this is tempered by a beautiful humility and devotion to the mood and spirit of the raga. His music both engages the mind and touches the heart.

Shen Flindell's tabla playing is noted for his clear sound, comfortable rhythmic sense, intuitive accompaniment, wide repertoire, adept bayan (bass) and a thoroughly genuine love of tabla and Indian classical music. In recent years, as well as becoming a regular fixture on the concert circuit in Japan, Shen has started performing in concerts in India, most notably in the annual Ashu-Babu Memorial Concert in honour of his late Guru-ji, already becoming a major event in the Varanasi musical calendar featuring artists such as Padma Bhushan Debu Chaudhuri and Ustad Shujaat Husain Khan. Back home in Brisbane, Shen's regular EthnoSuperLounge events bring together a diverse and harmonious blend of local and international multicultural artists, and he is now recognised as one of Australia's leading classical tabla accompanists.

Leaders in the thriving Indian music scene of Japan, these two artists' devotion to Guru, Music and Instrument will touch your heart, engage your mind and transport your spirit from calm to elation, in the true essence of Indian Classical Music.

Listen to Taro’s music, read further info and
buy tickets for Bamboo Bliss (just $16/$14conc/$25vip) online at www.ethnosuperlounge.com

Other ticket outlets: OzTix - www.oztix.com.au or phone 1300 762 545 (booking fee applies)
: The Forest, Core Yoga Studios and Shikara Design in West End.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of
Shikara Design, 242 Montague Rd, West End
The Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Office