A Meeting by the River

Ry Cooder has long had an interest in other people's music, from the blues and gospel of black America through classic jazz and the music of Cuba. Even by this standard, his meeting with Mohan Vishwa Bhatt is certainly a departure. He is neither a serious student of Indian music nor in any way a master of its intricacies. Yet on his improvised session (this album was recorded without rehearsal in one evening), he and Bhatt truly collided musically and created moments worthy of the world-music Grammy they received for it. Bhatt is an iconoclastic character himself. He plays a modified box he calls the mohan vina that is a hybrid of a classical Indian instrument and slide guitar. He is long trained in the arduous classical style, yet his work has always demanded a lot of freedom. His duets here with Cooder are completely unique, liberating both artists from the usual constraints and creating a new musical style that is unlikely to be repeated or imitated. --Louis Gibson more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-15-2008; acknowledged masterpiece; I love the easy flow and ambience of the fine playing here. Never has Cooder sounded better to my ear than on this one. And Bhatt is magnificent. I've been listening to this session for over ten years and still have it close,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-10-2008; An Experience for Everyone; As a note, This review concerns the LP version, not the CD.This is a remarkable effort on the part of Ry Cooder and V.M. Bhatt. A fusion of Ry's blues soaked Delta and Latin American influences on the slide guitar, and Bhatt's...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-27-2008; East meets West; Being a yoga teacher, I am always on the lookout for new music for my classes. This CD has only just come to light for me - and it is superb. It is also soothing in the car, and my two very energetic dogs love it as well, especially on...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-05-2007; One of the best CD's you will ever listen to; I used to have this CD years ago, as a teenager i loved how the melodic blues scales used to just ease with the sitars and tubla's on this album, I could never remember when a song started or stopped but i never really wanted it to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: May-15-2008; acknowledged masterpiece; I love the easy flow and ambience of the fine playing here. Never has Cooder sounded better to my ear than on this one. And Bhatt is magnificent. I've been listening to this session for over ten years and still have it close,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-01-2004; Cooder aint up to par...; Its a good cd, if you like the music. It may not be what you are used to. Listen to the audio clips. Nice slide guitar playing. Personally, i think Ry Cooder gets killed on this one, the blues licks just seem a little crude and basic...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-14-2001; Not impressed; The problem with online reviews is that you don't feel like sharing your thoughts unless you really like an album. Hence all the 5 star reviews.While I'm a big Ry Cooder fan, I could easily lose this one from my collection and not be...; read full review | report as inappropriate