Friday, 3 May 2013

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt - Mohan Veena

© SATYENDRA SINGH
'Mohan Veena', 2006 (Ball Pen Sketch on Paper)

Size - 11" x 14"

(ball pen sketch)

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is Hindustani classical music instrumentalist who plays the Mohan Veena.

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is best known for his Grammy award winning album ‘A Meeting by the River’ with Ry Cooker. 

He is also known for other fusion and pan-cultural collaborations with Western artists such as Taj Mahal, Bela Fleck and Jerry Douglas. 

Exposure such as an appearance on the 2004 Crossroads Guitar, organized by Eric Clapton, allows his playing to reach a larger audience.

Folk musician Harry Manx, who studied with Salil Bhatt and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt for five years, plays a Mohan Veena


Counting Crows' Bassist Matt Malley also plays a Mohan Veena and is a student and friend of Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Australian Musician Lawrie Minson also learnt Mohan Veena from Salil and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.

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