Ravi Joshi

A 35-years-old artist from Mathura, Ravi Joshi has been learning music through his independent interest in Braj Lok Geet. Taking inspiration from Jagdish Brijwasi, he chose the path of music and started learning vocals. He has been working hard towards achieving mastery in his craft and pursues it with tremendous passion. He considers Jagdish Brijwasi as his guru and speaks very highly of his teaching and achievements in the field of music. Most of his songs are thus, written by him or songs that have been performed traditionally for ages, to his credit he has also composed few bhajans keeping the essence in a similar style. He also believes that music is everything, without music life is empty. He says his first love would always be music. He is also an AIR-approved artist and has 3-4 audio video cassettes to his kitty of achievements. Along with his Guru, Jagdish Brijwasi, he has performed in several locations within the state and the country. He has received many laurels and recognition in stages and festivals across the nation and pulled off brilliant performances at festivals and conventions in the state and national circuit only to galvanize the crowds and regards his performance at Port Blair as the most memorable experience. On asking why, he says, “The whole experience of going there in the Andaman & Nicobar Island is so fascinating that it gives me chills even talking about it.” He lives in a family of 4 people with his wife and two sons. From the very beginning, he has been pursuing music professionally, and it is his main source of income. He expresses with a great sense of containment, “ God has been kind so far. I wish his grace would be there upon me always and I could better my skills and perform bigger and better shows”.

• Braj
• Uttar Pradesh