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Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

 
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  • Born: July 27, 1952, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
  • Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
  • Genres: World
  • Instrument: Mohan Vina, Guitar
  • Representative Albums: "Saltanah," "Tabula Rasa," "Saradamani"

Biography

Vishwa Mohan "V.M." Bhatt is one of India's most innovative musicians. The inventor of the Mohan Veena, a nineteen string modified archtop guitar with three melody strings, four drone strings and twelve sympathetic strings, Bhatt has created a sound that blends the western Hawaiian guitar with sitar, sarod and veena techniques. The first Indian musician to be awarded the "Musical Scientist award" in Banglore, India, Bhatt was praised by "Acoustic Guitar" magazine as "one of the greatest and mosty expressive slide players in the world". The "Edmonton Journal" referred to Bhatt as "an inspiration even to Western guitarists". A long time student of Ravi Shankar, Bhatt belongs to an elite group of musicians whose imeage traces back to Mughal emperor Akbar's court musician Tansen and his Hindu guru, Swarmi Haridas. In addition to six solo albums, Bhatt has recorded with Ry Cooder, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Taj Mahal and Arabian oudh player Simon Shaheen. Bhatt became the first Indian to collaborate with a Chinese musician when he toured with Erhu player Jei Bing Chen. Bhatt's collaboration with Ry Cooder, "A Meeting By The River" received a Grammy award in 1994. His collaboration with Bela Fleck and Jei Bing Chen, "Tabula Rosa", recorded in a Santa Barbara, California church in October 1994, was nominated for a Grammy. Tunes from "A Meeting By The River" and "Mumtaz Mahal", recorded with Taj Mahal, were featured on the soundtracks of films, "Two Days In The Valley" and the Oscar award-winning, "Dead Man Walking". Bhatt is a skilled composer. His composition, "Raga Ganga", was performed during celebration of India's fiftieth year of independance. ~ Craig Harris, All Music Guide
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Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Background information
Also known as V. M. Bhatt
Born July 12, 1952 (1952-07-12) (age 57)
Jaipur, Rajasthan, British India
Genre(s) Indian classical music
Occupation(s) guitarist
Instrument(s) Mohan Veena
Years active 1965 – present
Website Official site

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt also known as V. M. Bhatt (born July 12, 1952) is an Indian slide guitar player. Bhatt is the creator of the Mohan Veena.[1] He performs Hindustani classical music and won a Grammy Award in 1994.

It is for his Grammy winning album A Meeting By The River and other fusion and pan-cultural collaborations with Western artists like Taj Mahal, Béla Fleck and Jerry Douglas, that Bhatt is best known, although exposure such as an appearance on the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival, which was organized by Eric Clapton, does allow for this side of his playing to reach a larger audience. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2002 and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998.

Folk musician Harry Manx, who studied with 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.

Personal life

Vishwa Mohan is married to Padma and lives in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, with his two sons and his wife.[2] His elder son Salil Bhatt is a renowned Mohan veena player (and also a player of the Satvik veena), while his younger son Saurabh Bhatt is a well known composer.[3]

His nephew, Krishna Bhatt, plays the sitar and tabla.

References

  1. ^ http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=7430
  2. ^ http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051113/society.htm
  3. ^ http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2005101800520200.htm&date=2005/10/18/&prd=th&

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