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The Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Chat

Serene, just like his music.
Common Chords (Thu Jan 16 10:45:07 1997 IST):

Namashkar, Panditji. Good to have you here with us this morning.

Namaste, Pt. Bhatt and Welcome !

Hi everyone. I'm here so fire your questions.

Yohoo! Anybody there???

Good morning, Panditji. It is a great honour to have you with us this morning.

Good morning, Panditji. It is a great honour to have you with us this morning.

Namashkar, Sir, I understand you are being nominated for the Grammies again. Is this true?

panditji, do you have students ?

What is/are your favorite Ragas ?

Hello Panditji, How do you feel to be the only Indian musician to recieve a grammy award?

Raghupati: Yes it is true, I have been nominated for the album callde Tabula Rasa with Bela Flack and Jiebing Chan .

Panditji, Namaskar. It is wonderful meeting the only Indian ever to have won a Grammy.

What are your chances of an encore? Who are the others in contention?

Adman: My guru Pandit Ravi Shankar was the first person who was given the grammy long back. It is really a matter of pride for our country that after 27 years I got the grammy in 1994 and now again nominated this year . I feel proud for my coiuntry.

Pavan: I like Yaman , Purvi , Bageshwari, Raageshwari , Tilak Kamod , Maru Bihag and the list goes on

Have you given the music for any full length feature film ?

Hullo, Mr Bhatt. I am loggin in from Madison, Wisconsin. I read your interview in India Today and was shocked to read your views on friendship. Most human being want to have a friend. Why are you against the concept of a friendship?

pANDITJI, do you think more Indian classical musicians should get involved in the world music scene? What prevents them from doing so? Should they know more about western systems of music?

Hi Ptji do you like Western classical music? WHat are your favourite composers/ pieces?

RaghuPati: You see I never expect anything, I just might be pleasantly surprised on the day. Nusrat Faateh Ali Khan and MICHEAL Brooks for Night Song, Ali Akbar Khan for Legacy, The Chieftains for Santiago , The Gpysy Kings.

There is a great despondency about the state of Indian classical music. There is a feeling that beyond the great masters -- Ustad Vilayat Khansaab -- and the other greats like yourself, Ustad Amjad Khansaab, there is no one to carry the flame to the next millennium. Do you agree? Are you carrying on the guru-shishya parampara?

What was it like learning music with Pandit Ravi Shankar? Was he as much of a taskmaster as his guru, Ustad Alladiya Khansaab was?

Oh! Panditji. I didn't realize that Pandit Ravi Shanker had also won a grammy.Now I'm doubly proud of my country. Do you have any plans to visit the U.S. in the next few months?

Do you believe your music is strictly not Indian classical music? A Hawaian guitar,however, modified would not classify as an Indian classical instrument, would it?

Raghupatiraghav, get your facts right. Ravi Shankar's guru was Allaudin Khan. Mao said, "without investigation no right to speak!"

Do you, like Ustad Ali Akbar Khansaab and Ustad Zakir Husain, spend most of your time in the West? What do you do out there? What does the West give you that India does not?

Common Chords, that's what I meant! What was it like learning music with Pandit Ravi Shankar? Was he as much of a taskmaster as his guru, Ustad Allaudin Khan?

What are your plans for 1997? Any interesting experiments planned?

panditji, i am going to rabindra bharati university this july for sarode but my first instrument is guitar and i would like to study classical music on this instrument. Do you know any universities that offer couses on the guitar? are you available as a teacher?

Mr Bhatt, most Indians in the West are unfamiliar with your work. Could you let us know how you came into Indian classical music? How did you learn with Pandit ravi Shankar?