Bob Grawi

Bob Grawi, is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a degree in science and in the fine arts. At different times in his life he has been a professional musician, a substitute teacher, a soldier in the U.S. Army, a lecturer, a professional fine artist, a custom cabinet maker, a professional luthier. an independent American inventor, and a writer of poems. He has maintained a lifelong interest in world religions, especially Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen and Chan. Bob Grawi has been called an anachronism. He is a true renaissance man, but unfortunately the renaissance ended several centuries ago! Still, he is a present-day artist, inventor, poet, luthier and musician. As an artist and an inventor he is probably best known for his original instrument the Gravikord. His fascination with the polyrhythmic music of Africa and their instruments inspired him to create the Gravikord, which he named after himself and the West African kora. One of his musical instrument creations, a variable pitch Gravikord, is permanently on display in The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It has also been featured in a book-CD "Gravikords Whirlies & Pyrophones." He has performed before millions of listeners, and independently sold over 35,000 recordings. Mr. Grawi been interviewed on many radio stations including WNEW-FM and on NPR programs "All Things Considered" and "New Sounds." He also holds several U.S. patents on his instruments and other innovative products.