What is Hariprasad Chaurasia?
[[File:Hariprasad Chaurasia.jpg|right|200px]] '''Hariprasad Chaurasia''' (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian [[music director]] and classical flautist. He plays the [[flute]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-26/hyderabad/28086818_1_maestro-music-auditorium|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104024738/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-09-26/hyderabad/28086818_1_maestro-music-auditorium|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 November 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|title=Hariprasad Chaurasia performs in Hyderabad|date=26 September 2009}}</ref> in the [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical tradition]]. Chaurasia was born in [[Allahabad]], [[United Provinces (1937–50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]. He was known for being part of the [[duo]] [[Shiv–Hari]] with [[Shivkumar Sharma]]. His career began in 1957. Some of the best known music he composed for movies were ''[[Faasle]]'' (1985), ''[[Chandni (movie)|Chandni]]'' (1989), ''[[Lamhe]]'' (1991), and ''[[Darr]]'' (1993). ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaurasia, Hariprasad}} [[Category:1938 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Indian composers]] [[Category:Indian musicians]] [[Category:People from Uttar Pradesh]] {{bio-stub}}