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Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. (born May 17, 1942), better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments, [1] often incorporating elements of world music into his work.
Taj Mahal, American singer, guitarist, and songwriter who was one of the pioneers of what came to be called world music. He combined acoustic blues and other African American music with Caribbean and West African music and other genres to create a distinctive sound.
Renowned vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Taj Mahal has for decades enriched the blues canon with his inventive blend of world influences with the more traditional sounds of country, rock,...
But then Taj Mahal was never a conventional bluesman. A Harlem kid with Caribbean roots, he stripped the blues to its raw essentials in the 60s, before digging deeper and uncovering the hidden wiring that connected it to West Indian folk, R&B, gospel, Latino and African music.
Taj Mahal. Guitarist and singer/songwriter who took an interest in reviving the rural blues tradition, later extending to reggae and ragtime influences. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1960s - 2020s. Born. May 17, 1942 in New York, NY. Genre.
Taj Mahal has been blending world music with blues ever since he started performing more than 50 years ago. The two-time GRAMMY winner developed his own inimitable style by incorporating jazz, African music, reggae, soul, Hawaiian rhythms, rock, and R&B elements into his sound.
Hanapepe Dream - Tone Cool Records. All-acoustic string band sound features Taj’s signature slack-key blend of the blues and Pacific-Caribbean-Island music. The American release of Hanapepe Dream offers bonus video footage including live performances of “The Calypsonians” and “The New Hula Blues.”. Taj Mahal vocals, acoustic/electric ...
Taj Mahal has spent more than 40 years exploring the roots and branches of the blues. Grounded in the acoustic pre-war blues sound but drawn to the eclectic sounds of world music, he revitalized a dying tradition and prepared the way for a new generation of blues men and women.
An inductee to the Blues Music Hall of Fame, he’s played with everyone from the Rolling Stones and Etta James to Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Wynton Marsalis, Morgan Freeman, and Keb...
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues - Taj Mahal (2003) Read More. Maddie Novack 4/3/23 Maddie Novack 4/3/23. Hanapepe Dream (2003) Read More. Maddie Novack 4/3/23 Maddie Novack 4/3/23. Shoutin’ In Key (2000) Read More. Maddie Novack 4/2/23 Maddie Novack 4/2/23. Best of the Private Years (2000)