Rakesh Chaurasia

Rakesh Chaurasia (born 10 January 1971) is an Indian flutist, who plays the bansuri, an Indian bamboo flute. He is the nephew of flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia. He was awarded 'Indian of the Year 2017.' Chaurasia has played and toured extensively with fellow musiciansc Béla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, and Zakir Hussain, and was featured on Fleck's album As We Speak, which was nominated for a Grammy award in the Best Instrumental Composition category, but instead won for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album in 2024. The track "Pashto" from the album also won in the category Best Global Music Performance. He helped Dhafer Youssef arrange Street of Minarets, released in 2023, from material recorded a decade earlier at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles, adding performances on several tracks including "Ondes of Chakras". He also performs frequently in SPIC MACAY Concerts throughout India.

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