Photo Gallery
Four decades. One rhythm.
A visual record of collaborations with the icons of Indian classical music, Bollywood, jazz, world music and pop — spanning studios in Malibu, stages at Carnegie Hall, and the great gharanas of India.
The Gurus
Roots of the Punjab Gharana
Ustad Allarakha
Formal training began under the legend — a young Aditya at his first lessons.
Ganda Bandhan Ceremony
Official discipleship under Ustad Alla Rakha & Ustad Zakir Hussain.
Indian Classical Legends
In the company of masters
Pandit Shivkumar Sharma
Live on stage — santoor & tabla.
Pandit Jasraj
Blessings from the legendary vocalist.
Dr. Mrs. N. Rajam
With the doyenne of Hindustani violin.
Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan
With the sitar maestro of the Etawah Gharana.
Pandit Ronu Majumdar
Flute & tabla in concert.
Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt
Grammy-winning Mohan Veena maestro.
Global Collaborations
Across genres, across borders
Katy Perry · PRISM
Malibu studio with Dr. Luke & Cirkut — recording 'Legendary Lovers', 2014.
Herbie Hancock
International Jazz Day, Melbourne, Australia — 2019.
Larry Coryell
Bombay Jazz Band — 2008.
Renaissance Heart
With Grammy-winner Hila Plitmann & producer Shea Welsh — 2020.
Arturo Sandoval
Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter — in performance.
John Beasley
Grammy winner — A. R. Rahman 'Jai Ho' World Tour, 2010.
John Popper
Grammy winner — Carnegie Hall concert, New York.
Bollywood & Cinema
The tabla behind the songs
Vidya Balan
'Mere Dholna' — Bhool Bhulaiyaa, 2007.
A. R. Rahman
During a recording session in Hollywood, Los Angeles — 2014.
Amitabh Bachchan
At the launch of 'The Torchbearers', 2017.
Next Generation
Contemporary voices of Indian music
Rakesh Chaurasia
Grammy-winning bansuri virtuoso.
Amaan Ali Bangash & Ayaan Ali Bangash
Sarod maestros of the Bangash lineage.