DevO Posted April 9, 2008 Report Share Posted April 9, 2008 Anyone else planning to go to this? I've got the album and like it quite a bit (though not as much as the Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie album). SLIDE TO FREEDOM - SALIL BHATT & DOUG COXwww.salilbhatt.comwww.dougcox.orgTickets: $15 advance @ www.smallworldmusic.com / $20 doorMonday, April 14, 8:30Hugh’s Room, 2261 Dundas St. WThe 6th Annual South Asian Music Series presented by Small World Music, starts with a celebration of the guitar – which over the past several decades, has made inroads into the sophisticated and refined traditions of the raga. Doug Cox, who is one of Canada’s foremost slide guitarists, has teamed up with one of India’s best slide instrumentalists, Salil Bhatt, to create a breathtaking fusion of Blues and Indian music - Slide To Freedom.Salil V. Bhatt represents the tenth generation of the famous Bhatt lineage, where music has been flowing for more than five hundered years. Salil is the son of the legendary slide player and India's GRAMMY AWARD winner Padmashree Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, the creator of the Mohan Veena, a revolutionary instrument which has been hailed as a discovery in the Indian classical music scenario. Salil has been mastering the Mohan Veena for more than twenty years. He is the foremost disciple of Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and one of the youngest and most promising exponents of the Mohan Veena. Salil with his soulful and vibrant music is receiving accolades from the listeners and the press alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevO Posted April 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 Hey, I won a pair of tickets to this show! (tonight). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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