Album Notes

North Indian classical music on the bamboo flute.

Alap, Jor, & Jara in the haunting late night raga Malkauns featuring: Hariprasad Chaurasia on the Bansuri (bamboo flute).

Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is known internationally as the greatest living master of Bansuri, the North Indian bamboo flute. He is probably the most accessible Hindustani musician who has done a lot to popularize Bansuri and classical music among the masses.
Pt. Chaurasia is a rare combination of innovator and traditionalist. He has significantly expanded the expressive possibilities of North Indian classical flute through his masterful blowing technique. Hariprasad Chaurasia is one of the busiest North Indian classical musicians, regularly traveling and performing throughout the world. The great Indian master of the North Indian Bamboo Flute has won a number of prestigious awards including the Sangeet Natak Academy (1984), Padmabhushan (1992) and Padma Vibhoosan (2000).