We are proud to announce the incorporation of Queensland Sangeet Mela Association. QSMA aims to:

• foster high quality Indian classical music and dance in Queensland
• collaborate with and support other organisations with similar aims.

QSMA is building on the work done by Shen Flindell and the Sangeet Mela committee, who organised the Sangeet Mela festival from 2014 to 2019. This website is in transition between these two phases.

Sat 15 Mar: Flute Sisters – Heavenly Flute and Dynamic Dance

QSMA presents a delightful evening of A-class Indian classical music and dance featuring Flute Sisters – Debopriya and Suchismita, supported by Kathak dancer Tanushree Rathi.

Flute Sisters (Debopriya and Suchismita) are the world’s most unique pair of flautist sisters for whom flute is life. Under the guidance of the Late Pandit Bholanath Prasanna they received their initial training in flute and further have had the privilege to be trained by the living god of flute, the last word in Indian classical North Indian flute, the magician, Padma Vibhushan Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.

They will be joined in Brisbane by leading Australian tabla accompanist Shen Flindell.

For the opening act of this premium concert, QSMA are proud to present the winner of our inaugural 2025 Scholarship, Kathak dancer Tanushree Rathi, with live musical accompaniment by some of Brisbane’s best Indian classical artists.

When: 630pm Sat 15 March
Where: Qld Multicultural Centre (BEMAC)

Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/CYXJQ
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1888940868309508/

Interval refreshments sponsored by Globenet Realty

Contact: Shen Flindell, shen@ethnosuperlounge.com, 0415106428

Flute Sisters will also present a workshop on the morning of Sun 16 March
: https://www.facebook.com/events/617724907616101
and will present a concert in Mullumbimby in the afternoon:
https://www.facebook.com/share/1FNY4KFrAt/

See Flute Sisters on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7z1OqKLdHw
https://youtu.be/PpeOM2EpOaA?si=tsi3je3NW-wNGfnX