Taj Mahal Taj Mahal

Taj Mahal is the debut album by the American blues artist of the same name. The whole
record is a compelling amalgam of stylistic and technical achievements, to be heard in
tracks like Sleepy John Estes’ “Diving Duck Blues” with textures resembling the mix on the
early Cream albums, while “The Celebrated Walkin’ Blues” has the sound of a late release
by Muddy Waters. Blind Willie McTell’s “Statesboro Blues” and Robert Johnson’s “Dust My
Broom” are also represented.
Taj Mahal is an American blues musician. He is a self-taught singer-songwriter and
film composer who plays the guitar, piano, banjo and harmonica (among many other
instruments). Mahal often incorporates elements of world music into his works, and
therefore has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the
course of his 50-year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms, including sounds from
the Caribbean, Africa and the South Pacific.
The man received nine Grammy nominations and won two Awards over his nominations.
In 2006 Taj Mahal was designated the official Blues “Artist of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts” and in 2014 he received the “Americana Music Association’s Lifetime
Achievement” award.
We celebrate Taj Mahal’s 50th anniversary with a special edition of 1.500 individually
numbered copies on transparent blue vinyl.