A person with curly hair wearing sunglasses stands near farm equpment during sunset, with dry grass in the foreground and a row of leafless trees in the background.

Vine on Tamboura, 2025

A person with curly hair, sunglasses, and a black and red shirt sitting on the floor, playing a drum. Behind them is a red guitar, framed pictures on the wall, acoustic guitar, and a window with a roller shade.

Northern Colorado, 2023

A man standing outdoors against a brick wall with green bushes holding a large wooden musical instrument, likely a stringed instrument such as a double bass or a similar large instrument.

Vine Sweetland in the studio

Tamboura Player,
Vine Sweetland

Four men on a sandy surface at night, two sitting and playing guitars, one standing with a wooden stick over his shoulders, and one standing in the background.
Two men standing in a cluttered room with wood-paneled walls, various papers and objects, and a bed with a metallic blanket. One man has long dark curly hair and a mustache, wearing a tan jacket over a blue shirt, the other has short dark hair and is dressed in white traditional clothing with a gray shawl.

Vine Sweetland and company

Vine Sweetland &
Rahul Sakyaputra

Two men standing outdoors on a hill with forest in the background, holding hands.

John Beresford & Vine Sweetland
Santa Cruz, California

Two men standing together indoors, one older with white hair holding a drink, and one younger with dark hair and sunglasses.
Three people posing for a photo indoors, two men and one woman, with framed artwork in the background.

Dennis Peron & Vine Sweetland
San Francisco, California

Chris Conrad, Mikki Norris & Vine Sweetland
Northern California

A young person with long hair and glasses playing a large stringed instrument, likely a bass guitar, in a cluttered room with posters on the wall.
A stone statue of Richard Wagner sitting with one arm resting on the armrest, located outdoors with trees and a building in the background. There is a woman with sunglasses and a man with glasses standing in front of the statue.

Vine Sweetland on sitar

Vine Sweetland in Munich, Germany
Prinz Regenten Theater

Person sitting on the sidewalk in front of a large mural featuring various stylized portraits of diverse people, some holding musical instruments and microphones.

American Street Poet, Vine Sweetland
Los Angeles, California

Five men standing together on a stage with colorful drapes hanging overhead.

Ron Wagner, Takeshi Nishimoto, Vine Sweetland, Emcee Jon & Rahul Sakyaputra
California

Two men standing close together, one with glasses and a mustache, and the other with curly hair and a goatee, in a dark background.

Poet, Daniel McGinn & Vine Sweetland
Orange County, California

Group of seven diverse people standing indoors, dressed in formal and traditional Indian attire, in front of a curtain with a patterned rug on the floor.

Coleman Barks, Ramesh Kumar,
Vine Sweetland, Dean of Scripps College,
Rahul Sakyaputra & Takeshi Nishimoto

Two men with long hair standing against a plain wall, one wearing a bandage on his head and the other holding a rolled paper.

Vine Sweetland at the
Orange County Hemp Council

A group of people attending a cultural or musical event indoors, with traditional Asian decor, including wooden lattice panels, sculptures, and a stage setup. Musicians are preparing on stage with various traditional instruments.

Vine Sweetland & The Forefathers
of the New Millennium
Los Angeles, California

A booth with orange tables and a banner that says 'Sweetland' at an outdoor event, featuring a woman and a man standing behind the booth, and a statue of a woman holding a tray in the foreground.

Vine Sweetland at the
Long Beach Hemp Festival

Two men with long hair and casual clothing standing close together, one with glasses and a graphic T-shirt, the other with a mustache and a necklace, inside a dimly lit venue.

Poet, John Gardiner & Vine Sweetland

Four people standing outdoors in front of a brick wall, two dressed in orange robes, one in a white shirt and black pants, and a man in black clothing, with greenery and flowers nearby.

Vine Sweetland & Rahul Sakyaputra performance at the Bhuddist Temple
Los Angeles, California

Group of people talking, some wearing traditional and some casual clothing, in a dark indoor setting.

Rahul Sakyaputra & Vine Sweetland
Indian Lecture, Los Angeles, California

View of an empty outdoor stage with a few people sitting on the floor, looking towards a large, empty audience area with rows of blue chairs. The stage has microphones and speakers, under a canopy with metal beams, with sunlight brightening the background.

Sound check at Desert Sky Pavilion
Phoenix, Arizona

Six people standing in front of Asian-style decor in a room, including a large painting of a face on the wall and various traditional ornaments.

Rahul Sakyaputra, Vine Sweetland,
Ramesh Kumar & Takeshi Nishimoto
Indian Lecture, Pasadena, California

A man sitting at a table holding a cigarette, wearing sunglasses, with a pizza poster and a sign that says 'Buy a Round' in the background.

Vine Sweetland
Huntington Beach, California

Two men standing indoors, one with long curly hair and a mustache wearing a green jacket, and the other with a beard and mustache wearing a sleeveless patterned vest and no shirt underneath, smiling at the camera. Another person is sitting in the background.
Three musicians seated on a stage, playing traditional Indian instruments, with a dark background.

Vine Sweetland & Peter Stafford

Ramesh Kumar, Rahul Sakyaputra
& Vine Sweetland
World Festival of Sacred Music
Los Angeles, California

Three men dressed in white traditional Indian attire are sitting cross-legged on the floor, playing musical instruments. The man on the left holds a stringed instrument, the man in the middle plays tabla drums, and the man on the right plays a sitar. There are people standing in the background, some reading, and others engaged in conversation.

Vine Sweetland, Pranesh Kahn
& Rahul Sakyaputra
“Fire” movie premiere
The Hollywood Director’s Guild