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 ...

Blues legend Taj Mahal shares tunes and stories with host David Holt. David visits with blues legend Taj Mahal and learns how he got his name, how he almost became a farmer, and what it’s like to tour ...

"We got a chance to play at similar festivals, but never ever together as a combined show," Taj Mahal says of Bonnie Raitt, with whom he's performing this summer on the BonTaj Roulet Tour. "I worked ...

Taj Mahal can rightfully be called a living legend for his contributions to popular music. With a voice as instantly recognizable as Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, or Johnny Cash, throughout his career ...

Taj Mahal was not yet a blues legend when the Rolling Stones first heard him live in the mid-1960s at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles. But they immediately became avid fans of his no-nonsense ...

Sweet Relief Musician Fund has announced its annual benefit concert, which will draw on the five-decade legacy and songs from blues great Taj Mahal. The ...

Soulful musical polymath Taj Mahal and guitar god Ry Cooder go way back. In the mid-60s, they played in Los Angeles band the Rising Sons, one of the country’s first integrated bands fusing rock and ...

Taj Mahal Ta Mahal has been superbly playing guitar, banjo, harmonica, piano, mandolin, ukulele, steel drums, kalimba and many other instruments for a total of over 20 different ones. He has been ...