Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is closely associated with the mohan veena, a modified slide guitar adapted for Hindustani classical music. In India, his playing brought raga phrasing, sustain, and ornamental detail to a hybrid instrument. His collaboration with Ry Cooder on A Meeting by the River became one of the most visible meetings of Indian classical and roots-based guitar traditions.

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  Ry Cooder & Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: the unlikely fusion of two guitar greats

  A Meeting by the River—is one of the most striking cross-cultural works of the 1990s which brought Grammy Awards for...