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Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Concert in Denver
 
"He (Vishwa Mohan Bhatt) has given a new dimension to it (modified
guitar) by merging the sound and style of guitar, sitar and sarod. The
effect of his playing is unique."- Ravi Shankar

Don't miss Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, a 1994 Grammy Award winning
artist in an acoustic guitar concert with Shri Sukhvinder Singh
Namdhari on tabla.

When:    Friday September 13, 1996
Program: 7.30 p.m.  Social  (Samosa and Chai served at ASHA Food Stall)
         8.00 p.m.  Concert begins
Where:   Foote Music Hall, Univ. of Denver, Park Hill Campus
Contact: Chinmoy at 303-252-9733 or Maulin at 303-699-7481 for tickets
         and information. 
Tickets: $25, $15, $10(Students with ID)

This concert is a fund raiser for ASHA Colorado, a non-profit
organization whose basic mission is to help educate underprivileged
children in India. The co-sponsor Colorado Music Society (COMUS) aims
to promote Indian music in Colorado.

About the artists

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt hails from Rajasthan, India. Since 1983, he has
been training under sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar. Vishwa Mohan
Bhatt modified the Western acoustic guitar by changing the main
strings and adding a number of sympathetic strings. He then
developed his own technique of playing Indian classical music on this
modified guitar, which is called Mohan Veena. His style of rendering
classical and light classical compositions is a fine combination of
the gayaki (vocal) and the tantrakari (instrumental) styles.

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt received the Grammy Award in 1994 for the Best
Album of the Year in the World Music category. He has collaborated
with well known American slide guitar player, Ry Cooder. His more
recent collaborative efforts with American Dobro guitar player Jerry
Douglas, with banjo player Bela Fleck, with Chinese erhu player
Jie Bing Chen and with American Country music singer Taj Mahal, have
produced a number of recordings that have gained wide acclaim.
Sukhvinder Singh is considered one of the best young tabla players
from India. He has trained under Pandit Kishan Maharaj.

For More Information
Contact Suresh at srama@earthlink.net