Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Explained

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
Background:non_vocal_instrumentalist
Alias:V. M. Bhatt
Origin:Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Genre:Indian classical music
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:1965 - present

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt,[1] known professionally as V. M. Bhatt, is an Indian Hindustani classical music instrumentalist who plays the Mohan veena (slide guitar).[2] [3] [4]

Personal life

Bhatt lives in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, with his wife and two sons.[5] His elder son Salil Bhatt is a Mohan veena player (and also a player of the Satvik veena). His younger son Saurabh Bhatt is a Music Composer who has composed music for films, music albums and TV serials. Bhatt's parents, Manmohan Bhatt and Chandrakala Bhatt were teaching and performing musicians, who imparted knowledge of music to V.M Bhatt.[6] His nephew, Krishna Bhatt, plays the sitar and tabla. He is the younger brother of Manju Mehta who is co-founder of Saptak School of Music at Ahmedabad and a trained disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar.[7]

Career

Bhatt is best known for his Grammy award winning album A Meeting by the River with Ry Cooder released on Water Lily Acoustics label. He is also known for other fusion and pan-cultural collaborations with Western artists such as Taj Mahal, Béla Fleck and Jerry Douglas. Exposure such as an appearance on the 2004 Crossroads Guitar Festival, organized by Eric Clapton, allowed his playing to reach a larger audience. In 2016, he performed a duet that has been released online with Kapil Srivastava, another leading Indian guitarist and the founder of Guitarmonk[8] [9]

The folk musician Harry Manx, who studied with Salil 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 Bhatt. Australian musician Lawrie Minson also learned Mohan veena from Salil.

Select discography

Awards

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. News: Vishwa Mohan Bhatt performs for a cause - Times of India. The Times of India. 31 January 2018 . 26 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190126174313/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/pune/vishwa-mohan-bhatt-performs-for-a-cause/articleshow/62724117.cms. 26 January 2019. live.
  2. News: 6 July 2006 . Make the Mohan Veena, but Inform Us . The Indian Express. 11 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170418004211/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/make-the-mohan-veena-but-inform-us/7933/0 . 18 April 2017 . live.
  3. News: 7 January 2009 . 'String' Operation: Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, father of Mohan Veena . The Indian Express. 11 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417101433/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/-string--operation-pt-vishwa-mohan-bhatt-father-of--mohan-veena/407489/0 . 17 April 2015 . live.
  4. Web site: 2018. BBC Music Events. 26 January 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190126171606/https://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/events/performers/e733aa45-983f-44f1-9543-f02d5445e84d. 26 January 2019. live.
  5. News: Paachak . Piyush . 13 November 2005 . My mother still teaches me music . Chandigarh, India . The Tribune . 1 April 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090717013235/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20051113/society.htm . 17 July 2009 . live.
  6. News: Ramanath . Renu . 18 October 2005 . Reinventing tradition . https://archive.today/20150411130526/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/10/18/stories/2005101800520200.htm . dead . . 11 April 2015 .
  7. News: The septuagenarian sitar exponent Manju Mehta has made an indelible impression on audiences and critics alike - The Hindu. The Hindu. 8 March 2019. Banerjee. Meena.
  8. News: BroadwayWorld. 11 May 2016. BroadwayWorld. https://web.archive.org/web/20160604022516/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/GMTuneTime-Brings-Indias-Top-Guitarists-Pt-Vishwa-Mohan-Bhatt-Kapil-Srivastava-Together-20160306. 4 June 2016. live.
  9. News: DailyNewsOnline. 11 May 2016. DailyNewsOnline. https://web.archive.org/web/20160504132032/http://ourdailynewsonline.com/2016/05/entertainment/duet-music-video-release-indias-top-guitarists-pt-vishwa-mohan-bhatt-kapil-srivastava-watch/. 4 May 2016. live.
  10. Web site: Omkara: The Sound of Divine Love . Omkara - The Sound of Divine Love . Rupam Sarmah . https://web.archive.org/web/20190302210500/http://www.omkaradivinelove.com/ . 2 March 2019 . live.
  11. Web site: Past Winners Search . Grammy.com . 2013-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214201026/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=1993&genre=All . 14 December 2013 . live.
  12. Web site: SNA: Awardees List . . 2009-08-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100417012651/http://www.sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/awardeeslist.htm . 17 April 2010.
  13. Web site: Year wise list of recipients (1954-2014) . Ministry of Home Affairs . 2015-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115022326/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/YearWiseListOfRecipientsBharatRatnaPadmaAwards-1954-2014.pdf . 15 November 2016 . dead.
  14. Web site: Padma Awards 2017 announced. pib.nic.in. 25 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170125210628/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=157675. 25 January 2017. live.

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