Mahal says the future of the blues depends on remembering its origins, from the Mississippi Delta to "the mother continent," ...

Taj Mahal’s new album, “Time,” marks the first with his celebrated Phantom Blues Band since 2008. But the genre-exploring ...

Legendary blues musician Taj Mahal has a simple message about the wide range of music in his repertoire. “Jazz will give you ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The title of Taj Mahal's just-announced album, due out May 1, is "Time," a simple concept that the blues-folk-soul-reggae artist ...

Taj Mahal has won five Grammys, one as recent as last year, along with a lifetime achievement award from the Recording ...

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.

Slide guitar virtuoso Ry Cooder and blues musician Taj Mahal started their careers together. They formed the Rising Sons and signed to Columbia in 1965 but disbanded a year later, and the group's sole ...

Taj Mahal has anecdotes that can go on for days. Given the extraordinary musical life he’s lived, it’s no surprise. Mahal got his start in 1964 as a 22-year-old joining forces with a then-17-year-old ...

TAJ MAHAL: (Singing) I went upstairs to pack my leaving trunk. FOLKENFLIK: It was the start of a career that would take him far beyond the blues - a voyage through folk, soul, Caribbean rhythm - just ...