| A Meeting by the River | 
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Sales Rank: 10795
Category: Music
Artist: Ry Cooder & V.m. Bhatt
Publisher: Water Lily Acoustics
Studio: Water Lily Acoustics
Manufacturer: Water Lily Acoustics
Label: Water Lily Acoustics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 29
UPC: 760997002929
EAN: 0760997002929
ASIN: B000005L9Z
Release Date: February 23, 1993
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| Tracks:
| • | A Meeting by the River | | • | Longing | | • | Ganges Delta Blues | | • | Isa Lei - Ry Cooder, Caten, A.W. |
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Amazon.com
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
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 acknowledged masterpiece May 15, 2008
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, ready-to-hand, in my truck console.
An Experience for Everyone May 10, 2008
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 transcendental music. The recording is basic but superb, capturing a conversation between musicians and cultures. The sound is perfectly produced, the instruments find a wonderful balance, allowing each to speak but never to overpower one another.
This recording is one for everyone, one few will find fault with, and an experience that certainly should not be missed. This is one of my favorite Cooder recordings, on par, if not better, then his work with Ali Farka Toure.
East meets West April 27, 2008
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 road trips. Ry Cooder is a class act,an expert musician, and the combination of Indian instruments with his blues style acoustics are a delight.
One of the best CD's you will ever listen to December 5, 2007
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 stop.
I lost it a few years ago sadly whilst movie around for college, and having just bought it again its quite nostalgic. A time when i remember not having much of a care in the world to now being a responsible adult and finally sharing this album with a person I am in love with.
I hope to keep this album for many years, it has been a huge part of my life.
As Good As It Gets July 17, 2007
If I had to choose one CD to take with me on a desert island this would be it. Sublime!
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