Ragas Of The Desert

The rainbows Of Rajasthan flooded the winter-star laden skies of Johannesburg at the lyric theatre on the evening of the 09th June 2013, a night to be mesmerised by the brilliance of the Mohan Veena and generations of folk music adorning the stage in splendour. Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, a student of the great Ravi Shankar, created the Mohan Veena, the Hawain Guitar with and added 14 strings to give the perfect assimilation of the Sitar, Sarod and Veena in one instrument. Having won the 1994 Grammy award for his album ‘ A Meeting By the River’, the anticipation was near its peak for me.