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Maestro (Album) by Taj Mahal
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Taj Mahal Born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks In New York City On May 17 1942 Is An American Grammy Award-Winning Blues Musician Who Incorporates Elements Of World Music Into His Music. A Self-Taught Singer Songwriter And Film Composer Who Plays The Guitar Banjo And Harmonica Among Many Other Instruments Mahal Has Done Much To Reshape The Definition And Scope Of Blues Music Over The Course Of His 50 Year Career By Fusing It With Non-Traditional Forms Including Sounds From The Caribbean Africa And The South Pacific. After College Mahal Moved To Los Angeles And Formed The Group Rising Sons With Ry Cooder In 1964. The Group Signed With Columbia Records And Released One Single And Recorded Another Album Which Was Not Released By Columbia Until 1992. Taj Frustrated With The Mixed Reaction To His Music Quit The Group And Went Solo. Still With Columbia He Released A Well Received Self Titled Album In 1968 And Based On Its Success Released A Second Album Natch'l Blues That Same Year. Two Very Different Records - Giant Step With His Electric Band And Solo De Ole Folks At Home - Were Released In 1969 Together As A Double Album. This Firmly Established Taj As An American Blues Original. The Double Album The Real Thing Captured Him Live At This Time With A Horn Section. He Has Received Two Grammy Awards In The Category "Best Contemporary Blues Album" The First In 1997 For Señor Blues And Again In 2000 For Shoutin' In Key. He Has Performed On Various Film Soundtracks Including Sounder And Blues Brothers 2000 In Which He Also Appeared.
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Taj Mahal Born Henry Saint Clair Fredericks In New York City On May 17 1942 Is An American Grammy Award-Winning Blues Musician Who Incorporates Elements Of World Music Into His Music. A Self-Taught Singer Songwriter And Film Composer Who Plays The Guitar Banjo And Harmonica Among Many Other Instruments Mahal Has Done Much To Reshape The Definition And Scope Of Blues Music Over The Course Of His 50 Year Career By Fusing It With Non-Traditional Forms Including Sounds From The Caribbean Africa And The South Pacific. After College Mahal Moved To Los Angeles And Formed The Group Rising Sons With Ry Cooder In 1964. The Group Signed With Columbia Records And Released One Single And Recorded Another Album Which Was Not Released By Columbia Until 1992. Taj Frustrated With The Mixed Reaction To His Music Quit The Group And Went Solo. Still With Columbia He Released A Well Received Self Titled Album In 1968 And Based On Its Success Released A Second Album Natch'l Blues That Same Year. Two Very Different Records - Giant Step With His Electric Band And Solo De Ole Folks At Home - Were Released In 1969 Together As A Double Album. This Firmly Established Taj As An American Blues Original. The Double Album The Real Thing Captured Him Live At This Time With A Horn Section. He Has Received Two Grammy Awards In The Category "Best Contemporary Blues Album" The First In 1997 For Señor Blues And Again In 2000 For Shoutin' In Key. He Has Performed On Various Film Soundtracks Including Sounder And Blues Brothers 2000 In Which He Also Appeared.
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The Release Of Maestro Marked The 40th Anniversary Of Taj Mahal's Career As A Recording Artist. It Features Numerous Guest Artists Los Lobos Appear On Never Let You Go And TV Mama Jack Johnson Shares Vocals On A Re-Recording Of Taj's Classic Further On Down The Road And Ben Harper's Vocals Can Be Heard On Dust Me Down. Other Guest Appearances Include Angélique Kidjo On Zanzibar And Ziggy Marley On Black Man Brown Man . Furthermore Taj Mahal Teams Up Again With The Phantom Blues Band With Whom He Had Recorded The Grammy Nominated Albums Señor Blues And Shoutin' In Key Toumani Diabaté With Whom He Had Recorded The Album Kulanjan And His Daughter Deva Mahal With Whom He Had Recorded Several Children's Albums In The Past .
Published: 09 Sep 2016, 00:50
Maestro Is An Album By American Blues Artist Taj Mahal. It Was Nominated For Best Contemporary Blues Album At The 2009 Grammy Awards But Lost Out To Dr. John And The Lower 911's City That Care Forgot .The Release Of Maestro Marked The 40th Anniversary Of Taj Mahal's Career As A Recording Artist. It Features Numerous Guest Artists Los Lobos Appear On Never Let You Go And TV Mama Jack Johnson Shares Vocals On A Re-Recording Of Taj's Classic Further On Down The Road And Ben Harper's Vocals Can Be Heard On Dust Me Down. Other Guest Appearances Include Angélique Kidjo On Zanzibar And Ziggy Marley On Black Man Brown Man . Furthermore Taj Mahal Teams Up Again With The Phantom Blues Band With Whom He Had Recorded The Grammy Nominated Albums Señor Blues And Shoutin' In Key Toumani Diabaté With Whom He Had Recorded The Album Kulanjan And His Daughter Deva Mahal With Whom He Had Recorded Several Children's Albums In The Past .