Who is Binga?

Binga

Born a small, yellow, fuzzy cat. Binga, was one of a litter of 9 brothers and sisters!

As a kitten, Binga always knew he was different. While his brothers and sisters spent long, listless days curled up to their mother, Binga would often sneak away to listen to his neighbour Raju, who learned the tabla. The beating of those small drums and rhythm of the music seeped into his veins....and, Binga began to 'groove'!

Binga's brothers and sisters dreamed about being adopted by rich house owners in Delhi where they could eat and sleep all day long. Binga, on the other hand, dreamed about traveling far and wide across India - learning different types of music and sharing his 'groove' with others.

One night, whilst sleeping, the Goddess Saraswati appeared in his dreams. "Listen to the music Binga. Feel it. Find it. Follow it". She said, "Share it with others!".

Binga woke to see his fur transformed, with thick black stripes, he snuck into the darkness of the night and headed straight for the city of dreamers, Mumbai. It was in Mumbai that he found a guitar guru who taught him everything he knew about playing the guitar!

Binga had never been happier in his life and practiced long and hard, day and night, in his house in the base of an old Banyan tree. It was whilst practicing one night, that he met Brett Lee. Brett had gone for a late night walk after winning a match and was drawn to the sound of a guitar coming from the Banyan tree. And, so Brett and Binga became mates! They jammed on their guitars together long into the night and by morning they were best friends!

When Brett first thought of starting his Foundation, he knew the right man to help him spread the joy of music in India whenever he was home in Australia! Binga! And, Binga was thrilled!

His dream had come true, for now, he spends his days traveling the length and breadth of India, sharing music with kids and spreading the message that, through music, dreams can come true!.