Taj Mahal doesn't just play world music; he embodies it. Rooted in American blues, his songs' influences range from West African to Hawaiian. But they do have something in common: "The one thing I've ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Blues titan Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr., known by his stage name Taj Mahal, will play ...

Music can make your day. One song playing at the right moment—perhaps with the right cup of coffee in your favorite mug, and the sun coming through the window—can really make life worth living. We ...

Stony Plain Records today announces the release of roots music legend Taj Mahal's ground-breaking new album Savoy, on April 28. 2023. Taj Mahal can rightfully be called a living legend for his ...

Nostalgic collections of roots-music songs have burgeoned through the holed-up pandemic years. Three new albums find history-aware performers looking back, in unpredictable ways: Taj Mahal and Ry ...

There is an African proverb that says "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." The intimacy and the dynamics of the duet setting have long appealed to virtuoso guitarist ...

Slide guitar virtuoso Ry Cooder and blues musician Taj Mahal started their careers together. They formed the Rising Sons and signed to Columbia in 1965 but disbanded a year later, and the group’s sole ...

Taj Mahal has anecdotes that can go on for days. Given the extraordinary musical life he’s lived, it’s no surprise. Mahal got his start in 1964 as a 22-year-old joining forces with a then-17-year-old ...

Taj Mahal has been playing guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano, and many other instruments for six decades. He is a pioneer of World Music and has incorporated Reggae, Calypso, Jazz, Zydeco, R&B, Gospel, ...

The new LP, which is set for release on April 22, is the duo’s first collaboration in more than a half-century. To celebrate the announcement, the two musicians have released a new live video for the ...

Taj Mahal has had a legendary 60-year career. Taj Mahal has anecdotes that can go on for days. Given the extraordinary musical life he’s lived, it’s no surprise. Mahal got his start in 1964 as a ...