The word fusion is often thrown around carelessly in musical composition. For those in the know, it is a product of control and prowess over multiple forms and the ability to juggle chords between them. Few groups do it as well as Ravi Chary’s Crossing. Over the last decade, the group has grown and endeared itself to fans who love their synchronised playfulness.

Chary is an unlikely sitarist to emerge from Goa’s landscape, he has travelled with Trilok Gurtu, Pandit Suresh Talwalkar, Ustad Zakir Hussain and Louiz Banks, to name a few. This diverse musical internship spurred the idea of starting a collaboration with like-minded musicians — christened Crossing by Hussain in 2012.