Ry Cooder recommendation...

Have a listen to "Meeting by the River," an improvised collaboration between Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. It won a Grammy for Best World Music Album. 

The two met only an hour before it was recorded. It was unplanned and unrehearsed. Brilliant playing, brilliant interaction between two master musicians.

When you hear the accordion on any of Ry Cooder's songs it is Flaco Jiménez, the absolute master of that instrument and one of Ry's most important collaborators. He doesn't get nearly the recognition he deserves.