Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is one of the most well
known Indian musicians today. He has pioneered the
use of guitar to play Hindustani music. He burst
into fame when he received a Grammy for his
collaboration with Ry Cooder in
the
album Meeting By the River.
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt was born in 1952, of a musician family of
Jaipur in Rajasthan. He received his initial
training from his older brother Shashi Mohan, and is
now a disciple of Ravi Shankar. His nephew, the
sitar player Krishna Bhatt, is well known in the
West.
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has modified his guitar by adding
several chikari (drone strings tuned to the tonic),
and eight sympathetic strings tuned to the scale of
the raga being played, which ring out in the
background when their note is struck on the main
strings. This hybrid instrument, which he calls the
Mohan Veena, is played like a Hawaiian slide guitar,
and is ideally suited for the sustained, sliding
notes of vocal style Indian classical music.
Pt Bhatt received the Grammy award for his
collaboration with Ry Cooder, Meeting by the
river. He has recorded a series of
experimental albums with many artists from
Middle East, America and Asia under the Waterlily
label of well known recording engineer Kavichandran.
Performance
Crew
Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, 4-6 Co - Musicians
Time (Live)
60 Min to 120 Min
Travel & Stay (All
will Travel by Air if Out of Base Country)
Air
1 J Class, Rest all Economy
Train
(N/A)
Road
1 Luxury Car, and Van for team
Stay
5 Star - 1 Suet, 2 Deluxe Rooms
Show Requirements
Sound & Lights
4 cordless, 14 Mike, Mixer, Dat, CD, Lights as per Setup
Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is one of the most well
known Indian musicians today. He has pioneered the
use of guitar to play Hindustani music. He burst
into fame when he received a Grammy for his
collaboration with Ry Cooder in
