Rakesh Chaurasia

Rakesh Chaurasia (born 10 January 1971) is an Indian flautist, 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 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.

Discography

 * Call of Krishna – 2003
 * Call of Krishna 2 – 2005
 * Dor – 2006
 * Call of Shiva – 2007
 * Call of the Divine – 2013
 * Finesse on flute – 2019 (with Mukundraj Deo on tabla)
 * ZaRa – 2022 (with Zakir Hussain)
 * Rupak Kulkarni and Rakesh Chaurasia – Raga Kirwani
 * Talvin Singh and Rakesh Chaurasia – Vira (2002), Sona Rupa UK/Navras Records
 * Abhijit Pohankar and Rakesh Chaurasia – Tranquility (2001), Sona Rupa Records

Awards

 * Indian Music Academy Award – 2007
 * Aditya Birla Kalakiran Purasakar – 2008
 * Guru Shishya Award – 2011
 * IWAP-Pandir Jasraj Sangeet Ratna Award – 2013
 * Pannala Ghosh Puraskar – 2013
 * GRAMMY Award 2024