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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, often incorporating elements of world music into his work.
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Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his more than 50-year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean...
May 13, 2024 · 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.
Nov 3, 2022 · 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.
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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.
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)
Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr., better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments, often...
Feb 21, 2001 · Like Lightin’ Hopkins, Howlin’ Wolf, or Muddy Waters, Taj Mahal is a bluesman of his own time. His three-decade recording career has produced works of humor, passion, pathos, and surprise. This collection contains some of the many high points of his career. ~ Dave Ritz. Live Catch - Tradition and Moderne.
