Riverside Ragas: DIVINE MOMENTS by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt

Date: Saturday 20th May 2023
Time: 8pm
Venue: Sage Gateshead, Sage 2, NE8 2JR
Tickets: *£15.00 / Concessions: North East first timer - £5, Under 25s - £7.50 (50% off), Family ticket - £35 (up to two adults and two children)
Box Office: sagegateshead.com or call 0191 443 4661
 
Creator of the Mohan Veena and Grammy Award winner, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has mesmerized the world with his pristine pure, delicate yet fiery music.
 
The Mohan Veena is a modified version of the steel guitar which blends the Hawaiian slide guitar with traditional Indian sitar, sarod, and vina techniques.
 
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has become an international cultural ambassador of Indian music.
He has recorded numerous albums and was awarded the Grammy Award for his album A Meeting by the River with Ry Cooder (1993). Other accolades include Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri and the Sangeet Natak Academy from the Indian Government for his contribution to music.
 
Accompanying will be Grammy nominated and one of the world’s leading tabla players Pandit Subhen Chatterjee.
 
Presented by GemArts and Sage Gateshead
This concert is part of a national tour presented by Asian Arts Agency. 

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