Biography

Salil Bhatt is a professional mohan veena artist based out of Jaipur, Rajasthan. Often hailed as the global Indian musician, Salil has done it all. From solo concerts and international collaboration to exotic jugalbandis and global fusions, Salil has not only managed to wow audiences in India, bit also has a big fan base in Germany, Canada, America, Australia, England, Taiwan, Iceland, Switzerland, Scotland, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, Wales, Kuwait, Oman, Spain, Singapore, Austria, and Italy. That too, in just a span of his trailblazing 25-year career! Having received a pre-Grammy award nomination which speaks the strengths of his extremely successful international collaborations, Salil is the harbinger of rare honours for India as he is the first ever musician to play inside the Parliament of Germany. He is also the first ever Indian musician to perform in Iceland and the first Indian musician to be invited by the Taiwanese Government for an artist residency. Salil Bhatt represents the tenth generation of the famous Bhatt lineage, where music has been flowing for more than five hundred years. Salil is the son of the great slide player and India's Grammy Award winner, Padmashree Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Salil reflects the dynamic style of rendering the classical nuances on the satvik veena in his concerts. His style incorporates the systematic and authentic exposition of classical Indian ragas and the embellishments of the world music as well.