Slide to Freedom (featuring Doug Cox and Salil Bhatt): 20,000 Miles – review

(Northernblues Music) (Northernblues Music)From Davy Graham to Bob Brozman and Ry Cooder, there's a long tradition of western guitarists who became fascinated with Indian music. Now comes the Canadian slide player Doug Cox, who is joined by Salil Bhatt, whose father VM Bhatt recorded the Grammy-winning A Meeting by the River with Cooder. Like his father, Salil plays a specially designed instrume nt that's a cross between the Indian veena and a guitar; here it's used not just for Indian-influenc...

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