About Mohan's Veena
Mohan’s Veena is a studio album of Hindustani classical music released on January 25, 2005. The recording features Grammy Award-winning slide guitarist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt alongside his son Salil V. Bhatt and tabla accompanist Sandeep. The album was issued in digital media format under an official release.
The album presents seven tracks centered on North Indian classical traditions. The first four compositions explore Raga Bageshri in progressive sections: an alap introduction, a jod and jhalla development, and two rhythmic compositions in vilambit teental (slow 16-beat cycle) and madhya/drut teental (medium-to-fast tempo). The fifth track adapts a lori (lullaby) in Raga Tilak Kamod set to the deepchandi rhythmic cycle. The sixth piece interprets a Rajasthani folk melody within Raga Mand using the dadra six-beat structure. The album concludes with a composition in Raga Bhairavi, also in dadra.
The recording emphasizes the mohan veena, a modified slide guitar designed by Vishwa Mohan Bhatt to replicate the tonal qualities of the veena and sitar. Salil V. Bhatt contributes secondary slide guitar passages, while Sandeep provides tabla accompaniment across all tracks. The album’s liner notes or production credits remain undocumented in available sources.
No commercial label is explicitly attributed to the release in public records. The work extends Bhatt’s discography of fusion and traditional Hindustani music, following his earlier collaborations with Western artists and his 1994 Grammy win for A Meeting by the River with Ry Cooder. Further details on the recording sessions, production team, or physical distribution are not confirmed.