MUMBAI: Music maestro A. R. Rahman will kick start his three month long North American tour on 21 March. He promises to deliver ‘special performances’.

The tour will begin on 21 May in Huntington, NY at The Paramount before travelling to major cities across the US, including the Beacon Theatre in New York City, Bass Concert Hall in Austin, The Auditorium Theatre in Chicago and the Nokia Theatre at Los Angeles.

"I've wanted to return to North America to perform for a while now, and I'm excited to be coming back for a series of concerts this spring," Rahman said in a statement on his Facebook page Tuesday.

"These are going to be very special performances and I'm grateful to have the chance to share them with you," he added.

The Oscar-winning composer will perform various tracks from his 20-year career on the 13-city tour, which will stop on 28 May at the Beacon Theatre in New York and Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on 10 June.

Titled ‘A.R. Rahman: The Intimate Concert Tour’ and sponsored by JBL, the tickets for the show will go on sale 6 March, with VIP packages available on 4 March.

The 48-year-old is also the subject of a new documentary about his music, titled “Jai Ho”, which premiered on 25 February at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York.

Rahman has won two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and six honorary doctorates.

He has delivered landmark scores in films like ‘Roja’, ‘Bombay’, ‘Dil Se..’, ‘Taal’, ‘Lagaan’, ‘Delhi 6’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘127 Hours’, ‘Rockstar’, ‘Highway’, ‘Million Dollar Arm’ and ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’.

He is currently working on a composition for the forthcoming film ‘Pele’, a biopic chronicling the legendary Brazilian soccer player's life.