Claim: A Meeting by the River, an album recorded by Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, received professional ratings from Allmusic, Chicago Tribune, and Rolling Stone.
Evidence: A Meeting by the River is an album recorded by Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt; it was recorded in September 1992 and released in April 1993 through the record label Water Lily Acoustics. Professional ratings Allmusic Chicago Tribune Rolling Stone    Peter Margasak of the Chicago Tribune awarded the album four stars out of four, describing Cooder's performance as "arresting" and Bhatt's as "haunting". Rolling Stone called the album "fruitful" and awarded it three stars out of five.