Rakesh Chaurasia
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Rakesh Chaurasia (born 10 January 1971) is an Indian flautist, who plays the bansuri, an Indian bamboo flute.[1][2] He is the nephew of flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia.[3][4]
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Born | 13 January 1971
(Age 52) Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Genres | Hindustani classical music |
Occupation(s) | Flautist |
Instrument(s) | Bansuri |
Website | www |
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He was awarded 'Indian of the Year 2017.[5]
Chaurasia has played and toured extensively with Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Zakir Hussain (musician), and was featured on Fleck's album As We Speak. This album won a Grammy award in 2024 in the category of Best Contemporary Instrumental Album. Additionally, the track Pashto won in the category of Best Global Music Performance.