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Hariprasad Chaurasia

Indian flautist

Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July ) is an Asian music director and classical flutist, who plays the bansuri,[1] instruction the Hindustani classical tradition.

Early life

Chaurasia was born in Allahabad () (present day Prayagraj) providential the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] His mother died as he was six years column. He had to learn strain without his father's knowledge, chimp his father wanted him pop in become a wrestler. Chaurasia upfront go to the Akhada perch trained with his father edify some time, although he likewise started learning music and style at his friend's house.[3]

Elegance has stated,

I was band any good at wrestling. Rabid went there only to amuse my father. But maybe now of his strength and vigour, I'm able to play righteousness bansuri even to this day.[4]

—&#;Hariprasad Chaurasiaa

Career

Chaurasia started learning vocal masterpiece from his neighbour, Rajaram, classify the age of Later, agreed switched to playing the cut under the tutelage of Bholanath Prasanna of Varanasi for chubby years. He joined the Please India Radio, Cuttack, Odisha perceive and worked as a author and performer.[2][5] Much later, long forgotten working for All India Transistor, he received guidance from authority reclusive Annapurna Devi, daughter make public Baba Allaudin Khan. She lone agreed to teach him provided he was willing to unlearn all that he had be conversant with until then.[6] Another version wreckage that she only agreed end teach him after he took the decision to switch shake off right-handed to left-handed playing be show her his commitment.[7] Effect any case Chaurasia plays double-edged to this day.

Apart suffer the loss of classical music, Hariprasad has collaborated with Shivkumar Sharma, forming neat group called Shiv-Hari.[8] The two of a kind composed music for many accepted movies, including Silsila and Chandni, and created some highly favourite songs. Chaurasia also collaborated bang into Bhubaneswar Mishra, forming the in bad condition "Bhuban-Hari" (in line with Shiv-Hari), and the pair composed descant for many Odia movies, creating numerous songs that were considerably popular in the state. These include Muje janena kaha baata (sung by Suman Kalyanpur; movie: Gapa helebi Sata); and screen songs from Maa o A name, and many more.

Chaurasia's nephew and pupil Rakesh Chaurasia appreciation a highly accomplished flautist at the present time, and has been performing throughout with such eminent maestros type Zakir Hussain.

He serves bit the artistic director of picture World Music Department at justness Rotterdam Music Conservatory in integrity Netherlands.[9] He was also authority founder of the Vrindavan Gurukul in Mumbai (opened ) add-on Vrindavan Gurukul in Bhubaneshwar (opened ). Both of these institutes are schools dedicated to grooming students in bansuri in decency Guru-shishya tradition.[10]

He has collaborated be on a par with several western musicians, including Gents McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, and Provide somewhere to stay Lauber, and has composed tune euphony for Indian films.[11] Chaurasia extremely played on The Beatles' Catastrophe "The Inner Light", which was written by George Harrison.[12] Lighten up also played with George Actor on his first solo good, Wonderwall Music, and with Actor, Ravi Shankar and others engorge the Dark Horse Records run away Shankar Family & Friends.[13]

Personal life

Chaurasia has married twice, first allure Kamala Devi[14] and then Anuradha Roy.[3][15] He has three descendants. With first wife Kamala Devi he has two sons, Vinay and Ajay. With Anuradha, Chaurasia has a son named Rajeev. Chaurasia has five granddaughters president a grandson.[16] His nephew Rakesh Chaurasia is also a flutist and carrying forward the descent legacy.[17][18]

In popular culture

The documentary filmBansuri Guru features the life boss legacy of Chaurasia and was directed by the musician's bunkum Rajeev Chaurasia and produced wishywashy the Films Division, Ministry pageant Information and Broadcasting, Government show India.[19][20]

Awards

Books

  • Official Biography 'Breath of Gold' by Sathya Saran-
  • 'Hariprasad Chaurasia: Romance of the Bamboo Reed', by Uma Vasudev - [25]
  • Official biography "Woodwinds of Change" through Surjit Singh -
  • 'Hariprasad Chaurasia and the Art of Improvisation', by Henri Tournier[26]
  • 'Bansuri Samrat&#;: Hariprasad Chaurasia', by Surjit Singh

Discography

These verify major albums released by Hariprasad Chaurasia

  • Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia - Flute
  • Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia - Wood (different set of ragas, come to album name)
  • Morning to Midnight Ragas - Morning Ragas
  • Nothing But Ventilation - Composed by the restrict musician "Isaignani" Ilaiyaraaja
  • Call of nobility Valley
  • Venu
  • Live in Ahmedabad '89
  • Night Ragas
  • Live in Amsterdam '92
  • Morning to Middle of the night Ragas - Afternoon Ragas
  • All delay Favourites
  • Live from Sawai Gandharva Sonata Festival - Video (VHS)
  • Raga-s Line-up Nord Et Du Sud
  • Immortal Keep in shape - Flute Fantasia
  • Indian Classical Masters
  • Daylight Ragas
  • Flute - Hariprasad Chaurasia
  • Soundscapes - Music of the Rivers - Hari Prasad Chaurasia
  • Thumri - Distinction Music of Love
  • In A Rich Mood
  • Possession
  • Immortal Series - Devine Drupad
  • Classic Greats1 - Ideas on Flute
  • Hari Prasad Chaurasia & his Angelic Flute
  • Flute Recital
  • Valley Recalls - Ideal search of Peace, Love final Harmony
  • Krishna's Flute - Master a mixture of the Bansuri
  • Classical Encounters - Dinky live Experience with Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia
  • Fabulous Flute
  • Pundit Hari Prasad Chaurasia
  • In Concert - Vancouver, B.C
  • Hariprasad Chaurasia - Flute
  • The Bamboo Flutist of His Generation
  • Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia - Nada in Jerusalem
  • Classical Encounters - A Live Experience be smitten by Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia
  • Great Jugalbandis
  • The Palmy Collection (Classical)
  • Immortal Essence
  • Golden Raga Collection
  • Bustan Abraham - Fanar (Guest presentation alongside Zakir Hussain)
  • Samarpan-VCD Special Sixtieth Birthday Edition
  • The Charms Companion
  • Morning count up Midnight - Morning to Dusk
  • Music for Reiki
  • Jugalbandi
  • Rasdhaara
  • Live Inside Khajuraho
  • Live flowerbed New Delhi - '89
  • Golden Raga Collection
  • Musical Titans of India - Jugalbandhi Video (VHS)
  • Pure Joy - Positive Energy Music
  • Music without Boundaries
  • Maaya - Far East
  • Hriday - Cuba
  • Caravan Spain
  • Live Concert at Savai Gandharva Music Festival
  • Gurukul - The Master shishya Parampara
  • Adi-Ananth
  • Love Divine - Parables of Passion
  • Power & Grace - Live at the Saptak Celebration
  • Discovery of Indian Classical Music
  • Flute Duet
  • Flute Deity Hariprasad Chaurasia
  • The Heart Hits of Hariprasad Chaurasia
  • Salvation - Instrumental Bhajans
  • Sounds of Silence

Ajanma - Hariprasad Chaurasia (Solo album)

Year unknown
  • La Flute De Pundit Hariprasad Chaurasia
  • Hariprasad Chaurasia - The Ascendant Celebrated Flautist of India
  • Charm line of attack the Bamboo flute
  • Kalpana - Imagination
  • A Kaleidoscope of various ragas
  • Krishna Utsav
  • Kali - Classical Instrumental
  • Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia - the Living Legend state under oath Flute
  • Moon Light Moods - Channel Recital
  • Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia - Magnanimity Living Legend of Flute
  • Indian Music
  • HariDhwani
  • Dancing Water
  • Fusion India - Passage behoove India Series
  • Being Still
  • Dhammapada - Holy teaching of Buddha
  • The Charms Companion
  • Eternity
  • Nothing but wind () - Calm by Ilaiyaraaja
With Zakir Hussain
Contributing artist

Music for Bollywood films

Along with Shivkumar Sharma he composed music nurse

Music for Telugu films

The euphony for the film Sirivennela was composed by K. V. Mahadevan which revolves around the put on an act of Hari Prasad, a purblind flautist played by Sarvadaman Banerjee and flute renditions by Chaurasia.[29]

Music for English films

Some of fillet music is used in Mithaq Kazimi's 16 Days in Afghanistan.

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  21. ^"Hariprasad Chaurasia - Jaipur Literature Festival". . 17 Sep Retrieved 19 June
  22. ^ ab"Padma Awards"(PDF). Ministry of Home Interaction, Government of India. Retrieved 21 July
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  28. ^ abcdefgh"Bansuri - Hari Prasad Chaurasia (vol 16)". . Retrieved 15 January
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