A bringing together of some of Australia's most renowned musicians and dancers in a unique Australian project. The richness of the music and dance found in the cultures of India and Spain have been widely celebrated and cherished by audiences world wide. This has given rise to the idea of THE INDIA FLAMENCO PROJECT. Featuring Aria award winner Bobby Singh (Tabla), Damian Wright (Flamenco guitar), Shruti Ghosh (Kathak dance) and Jessica Statham (Flamenco dance).
Exploring the vast rhythmic and melodic possibilities, choreography, sentiments and the essential nature innate in these cultures into a performance that ignites the senses in a collaborative expression of the power of music and dance.

"The instrumentalist (Bobby Singh) demonstrated in his solo improvisation a transparent virtuosity and a vast and inexhaustible capability of rhythmic variations. "
- Wetterauer Zeitung, Germany

"Damian Wright is a brilliant flamenco guitarist...Wright showed what a captivating solo player he is on his own "In Time", and elsewhere his articulation of complex lines was fluid and dripping with conviction" - SMH

"Statham's dancing bridged the two - from the graceful elegance of her arm movements to the furious rhythmic precision of her footwork" -  SMH

Bobby Singh - Tabla player and 2010 Aria award winner Bobby Singh, is one of the most sought-after musicians on the Australian world music circuit. Bobby has played with such luminaries as Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Purbayan Chatterjee, Shashank Subramanium & Guru Karaikudimani amongst many others. Outside of the milieu of Indian classical music, Bobby has also formed many partnerships with some of Australia’s best known musicians. Crossing many styles of music from Drum & Bass with The Bird to Western Classical with Slava Grigoryan to Blues & Roots with John Butler & Jeff Lang.

Damian Wright - Flamenco guitarist Damian Wright has studied with some of Spain’s most recognised maestros of the Flamenco guitar, including El Entri, Pepe Justicia, David Serva, Jose Luis "Balao" and Richard Tedesco in Melbourne. Damian leads acclaimed flamenco ensemble BANDALUZIA and is a member of THE TRANSLATORS and Indian fusion trio RASA DUENDE.

Jessica Statham - Flamenco dancer Jessica Statham spent 5 years studying at the renowned Amor de Dios academy in Spain, with artists such as Marco Flores, Concha Jareño, Manuel Liñan, David Paniagua, Domingo Ortega. Jessica has performed in Madrid's tablaos including the popular 'El Juglar'. Since returning to Australia she has performed with BANDALUZIA, one of Australia's most innovative and celebrated flamenco ensembles. She has gained a reputation for her impeccable rhythm and footwork, graceful body technique, impressive musicality and powerful style.

Shruti Ghosh - has a Masters of Music in Kathak, (trained by Guru Sumitra Mitra) under the academic board of Prayag Sangit Samiti, Allahabad.
In addition to Kathak she is trained in the basics of Bharatnatyam (south Indian classical dance), Indian creative dance and Kalaripayuttu (south Indian martial art form). She has been performing both individually and in groups since the age of five in various parts of Kolkata.
Over the past few years she has been working as a dancer and choreographer with Kolkata based group Shampan.