Ravi Chary
{{Short description|Indian tabla player}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ravi Chary
| image = File:Ravi Chary Profile.jpg
| caption = Ravi Chary playing the sitar.
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| birth_name = Ravindra Prabhakar Chary
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|12|26|df=y}}
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| instrument = Sitar
| genre = Hindustani Classical Music, Jazz, Fusion, World Music, Classical Music
| occupation = Musician
| years_active = 1990s–present
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| associated_acts = Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, Shahid Parvez, Aditya Kalyanpur, Amit Kavthekar
| website = {{URL|https://www.ravichary.com/}}
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Ravi Chary ({{langx|mr|रवि चारी}}; born 26 December 1965) is an Indian sitar player known for his Hindustani Classical and experimental music. He studied music with his father, Prabhakar Chary, Abdul Karim Khan, Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan, and Shahid Parvez. He has been nominated for two Grammy Awards, for the albums Miles from India (2008){{Cite web|url=https://www.fosters.com/story/entertainment/local/2008/12/24/grammy-nomination-now-on-vinyl/52154615007/|title=Grammy nomination now on vinyl|author=Staff Writer|website=Foster's Daily Democrat}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/51st-annual-grammy-awards|title=51st Annual GRAMMY Awards | GRAMMY.com|website=grammy.com}} and Ravi Chary Crossing (2012).{{Cite web|url=https://blackhattalent.com/talent/book-ravi-chary/|title=Ravi Chary}}
Background
Chary was born in Panaji, Goa to a family of musicians from the Chari community of artists. His father, Prabhakar Chary, who was a musicologist and tabla maestro, began his musical training.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radioandmusic.com/node/29811|title=Tribute to Late Pt. Prabhakar Chary by Trilok Gurtu, Sivamani, Louiz Banks , Sheldon DÆ Silva, and Ravi Chary on 6th February 2014 at Nehru Centre|website=www.radioandmusic.com}} His training continued in sitar at the Goa Kala Akademi with Professor Abdul Karim Khan of the Dharwad tradition of Rahimat Khan. Afterwards, he studied Jafferkhani baaj with Abdul Halim Jaffer Khan of the Indore tradition. He currently studies the Etawah tradition with Shahid Parvez.{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/weekend/sitarist-ravi-chary-i-am-what-i-am-today-because-of-all-my-gurus-blessings|title=Sitarist Ravi Chary: 'I am what I am today because of all my Guru's blessings'|website=Free Press Journal}}
Career
Chary has performed extensively across India as a soloist, fusion ensemble player, and jazz player.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/leisure/story/20250310-music-by-zakir-hussain-tribute-to-a-legend-2686990-2025-02-28|title=Music by Zakir Hussain | Tribute to a legend|date=28 February 2025|website=India Today}} He has proven popular with audiences and performed alongside maestros like Alla Rakha, Kishori Amonkar, Sultan Khan, Suresh Talwalkar, Louis Banks, Sivamani, and others.{{Cite web|url=https://www.apnnews.com/ravi-chary-crossing-enthralls-audience/|title='Ravi Chary Crossing' enthralls audience|date=7 October 2013|website=APN News}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/mahindra-percussion-festival-returns-to-bengaluru-for-third-edition/article69215879.ece|title=Mahindra Percussion Festival returns to Bengaluru for third edition|first=Ruth|last=Dhanaraj|date=21 February 2025|via=www.thehindu.com}}
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Chary pioneered a sitar symphony featuring his leading students.{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/artists-pay-homage-to-late-ustad-zakir-hussain-at-mahindra-percussion-festival-2025-1865056|title=Artists Pay Homage To Late Ustad Zakir Hussain at Mahindra Percussion Festival 2025|first=D. C.|last=Correspondent|date=5 March 2025|website=www.deccanchronicle.com}}
Artistry
File:Ravi Chary Sitar Symphony.jpg
Critics have described Chary's performances as an "unforgettable experience."{{Cite web|url=https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/culture/article/mahindra-percussion-festival-2025-pays-homage-to-ustad-zakir-hussian-aruna-sairam-trilok-gurtu-ravi-chary-and-others-deliver-mesmerising-performances-23494713|title=Mahindra Percussion Festival 2025 pays homage to Ustad Zakir Hussain; Aruna Sairam, Trilok Gurtu deliver mesmerising performances|date=5 March 2025|website=Mid-day}} His albums have been received with critical acclaim.{{Cite web|url=https://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/interviews/sitarist-ravi-chary-will-pick-elements-street-music-his-next-venture-141231|title=Sitarist Ravi Chary will pick-up elements of Street music for his next venture|website=www.radioandmusic.com}}
Awards and recognition
- Fellowship, Ministry of Human Resources Development (India)
- "Surmani Award," Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai
- "Naad Chintamani Award"
- Grammy Award nomination, Miles from India{{Cite web|url=https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/absoluteelsewhere/7666/miles-from-india-considered-2016-davis-in-a-sitar-way/|title=MILES FROM INDIA CONSIDERED (2016): Davis, in a sitar way|date=8 October 2016|website=Elsewhere by Graham Reid}}
- Grammy Award nomination, Ravi Chary Crossing{{Cite web|url=https://amgindia.in/artiste-roster/crossing/|title=RAVI CHARY “CROSSING”|date=3 April 2014}}
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Category:Musicians from Mumbai
Category:Hindustani instrumentalists
Category:Indian classical musicians of Bengal
Category:Indian male classical musicians
Category:Indian male composers
Category:Jazz fusion musicians
Category:21st-century Indian male musicians