Virtuoso tabla player (born 9 March 1951 in Bombay, India – died 15 December 2024 in San Francisco, United States), son of Alla Rakha.
Played with many Indian artists and took over his fathers job as tabla player for Indian sitar player Ravi Shankar. Also played with several artists outside India such as Mickey Hart, Jefferson Starship and Van Morrison.
Also had a career as film actor and acted alongside Julie Christie in the film 'Heat and Dust.'
