Over the course of his fifty-plus years of active musicology, Taj Mahal has explored all manner of roots music, but he always returns to his main influences in the blues. His delving into reggae and ...

Taj Mahal is a blues icon, and he not only preserves that American musical form but also takes from a large range of styles, including reggae, jazz, gospel, R&B, zydeco and much more. His new album, ...

View Jeremy’s photo gallery below Roger’s review. “It was you who dreamed this up!” blues legend Taj Mahal exclaimed to the audience in New York’s Central Park on Sunday. The “this” he was talking ...

Blues icon and world music pioneer Taj Mahal will be headlining the Chicago Blues Festival this June. Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band will perform the night of Sunday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the ...

Mahal credits African roots and American cultural exchange spanning from Chicago to the Mississippi Delta as the foundation of his roughly 70-year music career In Taj Mahal's mind, music has never ...

In 1968, Taj Mahal introduced himself to the world with a blue standard called "Leaving Trunk." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LEAVING TRUNK") TAJ MAHAL: (Singing) I went upstairs to pack my leaving trunk.

When Taj Mahal started out in the 1960s, he was an anomaly, a young black man bringing a fresh perspective to fading acoustic blues and folk traditions. Today, his legacy can be heard in musicians ...