Oscar & Grammy winner AR Rahman’s pick for his ‘Jai Ho’ world tour and disciple of Late Ustad Allarakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain Aditya Kalyanpur cheers and supports SWARAAG (Oct 26th)

ADITYA KALYANPUR:
* First noticed at age 11 with Ustad Zakir Hussain in the famed ‘Wah Taj’ TV commercial
* Career works with prestigious artists AR Rahman, Shankar Mahadevan, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit Jasraj, Larry Coryell, George Brooks, Kenwood Denard, Mickey Hart (of Grateful Dead) to name a few
* A versatile musician who has performed with the world famous band The Rolling Stones and recorded for their saxophonist Tim Ries
* Accompanied esteemed artists Shivkumar Sharma, Amjad Ali Khan, Padmabhushan Dr. Prabha Atre, N. Rajam, Sultan Khan, Shahid Parvez, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Padmashree Satish Vyas, Shujaat Khan, Nayan Ghosh, T.N. Krishnan, N. Ramani, U. Shrinivas, Lalgudi Krishnan and AR Rahman, to name a few
* his tabla rings in Ustad Zakir Hussain’s background score composition in the film ‘Everybody Says I am Fine’ and many other commercials
* Member of the acclaimed Bombay Jazz group comprised of legends Larry Corvell, George Brooks, Indian Flute Maestro Pandit Ronu Mazumdar
* All India Radio recognized him as an ‘A’ grade artist, a recipient of ITC’s Vidyasagar Award as well as Sangeet Visharad
* First tabla player to be invited to Estonia for the prestigious Orient Arts Festival, also invited to the renowned Edinburgh festival in Scotland, Earagail Arts Festival in Ireland, etc.
* Inventor of the ‘tik’ technique now made popular by other tabla artists
* Founder of NESOM (New England School of Music). A school with over a 100 students, NESOM offers a curriculum where students of all ages can learn his original compositions. NESOM is currently gearing up for their annual Guru Purnima Festival on Nov 17th. To register and more details visit www.newenglandschoolofmusic.org
Amit Kavthekar is a faculty at NESOM