Biography
Continuing the Chaurasia Tradition
A famous name attached to this musician; young Rakesh is a child prodigy and the nephew of flute maestro Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. The most accomplished of disciples of his uncle, he shows all the promise to carry the Chaurasia legacy to new heights.
When someone like Rakesh initiates an alap [a long, slow exposition of the raga, an unmetered melodic exploration that opens many Indian classical performances], it may be that something may trigger a new possibility, a sequence of notes, a different direction from the dressing room.
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