When Grammy-winning Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasia lifts his bansuri, the bamboo flute supposedly played by the deity Krishna, something more than music fills the air. It’s memory, meditation and an ...
The Jerusalem International Oud Festival has, of course, always primarily been about the eponymous Arabic string instrument. However, over the past quarter of a century since its founding by Jerusalem ...
'I will always cherish the fact that I received the first big award of my life, actually two, in the company of legends for an incredible collaboration.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Rakesh Chaurasia He ...
For Rakesh Chaurasia, the flute is his best friend, something that keeps him “balanced and alive”. As the globally renowned flautist tours India, he believes live concerts have become something more ...
Shujaat Khan and Rakesh Chaurasia collaborate Strings & Wind tour blends sitar and bansuri in musical dialogue Collaboration highlights listening, tradition, and spontaneity. When two towering ...
There’s a certain electricity to a Kolkata audience that even the most seasoned musicians don’t take lightly , something both Rakesh Chaurasia and Purbayan Chatterjee acknowledged as they took the ...
The Grammy-winner flautist talks about uncle Hariprasad Chaurasia, the relevance of classical music in today’s time and the eclectic music tastes of the Goan audience The nephew of legendary flautist ...
Flautist Rakesh Chaurasia, nephew of Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, won two Grammys for 'As We Speak' and 'Pashto' with Zakir Hussain, Edgar Mayer, and Bela Fleck. Crediting Babuji ,Guruji, he discussed ...