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Hariprasad Chaurasia (b. 1st July 1938) is known internationally as the greatest living master of the , the North Indian bamboo flute. Chaurasia is among the small but growing number of classicists who have made a conscious effort to reach out and expand the audience for classical music. He is probably the most accessible Hindustani musician, and has done much to popularise the bansuri and classical music.

Hariprasad Chaurasia was born into a non musical family in Allahabad. His father was a wrestler. His mother died when he was very young. Hariprasad had to learn music almost in secret, scared of the father who wanted him to become a wrestler. First he started learning vocal music from Pt. Rajaram at the age of 15. Later, he switched to playing the flute under the tutelage of Pt. Bholanath of Varanasi. Much later, while working for All India Radio, he received guidance from the reclusive Smt. Annapurna Devi (daughter of Baba Allaudin Khan).

Chaurasia is a rare combination of innovator and traditionalist. He has significantly expanded the expressive possibilities of the bansuri through his masterful blowing technique. He is one of the busiest North Indian classical musicians, regularly travelling and performing throughout the world.

Apart from classical music, he has made a mark as a Hindi-language film-music director along with Shivkumar Sharma, forming a group called Shiv-Hari. He has also collaborated with various world musicians in experimental cross-cultural performances, including the famous fusion group Shakti.
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  • Kristman

    brindabani sarang

    28 Feb 2:16am Reply

  • Grosseteste

    The person who thinks that the Armenian duduk is a flute can't ever have heard one played....

    3 Jan 9:34pm Reply

  • tecessus

    Raga Jhinjhoti very very long . but real nice

    10 Sep 2012 Reply

  • Junnwahn

    Most magical instrument ever.....rrrrrrrr

    18 Apr 2012 Reply

  • lomo83

    Live in Cologne: 30. Mai 2012, 20:30 Uhr, http://www.oshouta.de/konzerte?id=117-hariprasad-chaurasia-live

    8 Mar 2012 Reply

  • vaibhavshera

    marvellous

    22 Nov 2011 Reply

  • Madrangue

    wonderful

    16 Jul 2011 Reply

  • silvansky

    пис, бро! =)

    16 Jun 2011 Reply

  • Zeonus_Undersun

    очень красивая музыка,всем мир!

    11 Jun 2011 Reply

  • silvansky

    I think you'll also like Djivan Gasparyan - great armenian flute (duduk) musician.

    7 Jun 2011 Reply

  • invisiblerain

    my favourite flute player fabulous music. http://www.last.fm/music/The+Mind+Orchestra

    26 Mar 2010 Reply

  • perezcarro

    om shanti shanti shanti

    1 Mar 2009 Reply

  • rameshhp

    To taste some of Hariprasad's magical touches, explore "Raga Mishra Kafi: Hori In Medium Dadra & Fast Keharwa Taal" from the album "Chaurasia's Choice". It is on iTunes.

    24 Feb 2009 Reply

  • rameshhp

    Aviva, all good questions. The raga names are mostly in Sanskrit or Hindi and many times they are associated with a god or a place or the originator. Also, sometimes the raga name contains the name of the raga family (like "kauns", "kanada", "malhar", "todi", "kalyan", "bihag" etc.) "Mishra" means "mixed" - where the artist doesn't stick to the rules of a single raga and brings in the color of many. "Taal" means rhythmic cycle. "Teen Taal" is a cycle of 16 beats. "Matta Taal" is 9 beats cycle, "Rupak" 7 beats, "Ek" 12 beats, "Dadra" 6 beats, "Keharwa" 4 beats, "Jhap" 10 beats. Melody & Rhythm are two essential aspects of Indian classical music. Dhun is a light classical peace. Raga Jog (derived from the word "Yoga") - a meditative raga Bhoopali (associated with Lord Shiva) - a peaceful evening raga Abhogi (origin unknown) - a peaceful raga with a tinge of pathos Lalit (Sanskrit for "artistic") - a early morning raga Durga (after goddess Durga) - a blissful raga ... More? :-)

    20 Feb 2009 Reply

  • avivagabriel

    And I left out the "raga abhogi;" what does "abhogi" mean?

    18 Feb 2009 Reply

  • avivagabriel

    Does anyone know what the various ragas in this tracklist are about? What is "raga chandrakauns," "raga jog," "raga bhoopali," "raga durga," "raga lalit," and "raga jhinjhoti?" What characteristic and function does each have? Also, what is a "dhun?" What does "mishra" mean? What's a "teental?" or a "matta taal?" How about the meaning of "gujri?" My head is spinning! Maybe I've got yours spinning too. I hope not! I'm so curious to understand all these terms.

    18 Feb 2009 Reply

  • januman

    Always on the top of the flute's masters

    23 Jan 2009 Reply

  • noplacer

    endless music stopping time

    10 Oct 2008 Reply

  • dodosaied

    extacy

    9 Sep 2008 Reply

  • LAMAMACHA

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    2 Sep 2008 Reply
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