Tag Archives: Taj Mahal

Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal and others lend their talents to Morgan Freeman’s Symphonic Blues Experience

Posted on July 17, 2026 by Mike

Speaking of Taj Mahal–and his ongoing collaboration with Keb’ Mo’, known affectionately as TajMo–(as we were in our last post regarding Taj and his Phantom Blues Band’s recent visit to the Pittsburgh area), we should mention that both Taj and … Continue reading →

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Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band make Time for Pittsburgh on tour in support of new album

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Mike

We’ve been fortunate to see bluesman Taj Mahal perform live several times over the last dozen years or so, each time as part of a different configuration, first as an acoustic duo with Keb’Mo’ at the 2013 Crossroads Guitar Festival … Continue reading →

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Taj Mahal and Phantom Blues Band have voodoo working again on first album together in two decades

Posted on May 11, 2026 by Mike

There are few acts from whom we’ve enjoyed hearing more in the past decades than 1) the great Taj Mahal and 2) The Phantom Blues Band, a group with which Mahal is very familiar, having in fact assembled them as … Continue reading →

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Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ make Room on the Porch for everyone with sophomore album

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Mike

There’s simply no better pairing in the blues today than when Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ get together, as we heard and saw back in 2017 with their Grammy Award-winning debut collaboration TajMo, which also captured both the Album of … Continue reading →

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TajMo returns with inviting new single Room on the Porch

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Mike

We’ve heard some great new blues singles these past few weeks and thought we’d share a few of them with you through a series of quick, no-fuss weekly posts, so that you can get right to enjoying them too! Here’s … Continue reading →

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Riding without the King, B.B. King Blues Band still captures The Soul of the King on new album, tour

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Mike

It’s been four years now since “The King of the Blues” B.B. King moved on to the big blues gig in the sky and what some might consider the better world of which he frequently sang, but the band that backed him has … Continue reading →

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Steal Your Joy

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Mike

This latest edition of our BluesPowR Radio Hour is loaded with helpful advice, mostly of the what-not-to-do variety, from “don’t let the devil ride” to “don’t you dare judge me” to “don’t you let people steal your joy”, with music from the likes of … Continue reading →

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Music Maker Relief Foundation celebrates silver anniversary with Blue Muse CD compilation featuring Taj Mahal, Eric Clapton, Dom Flemons & others, graphic novel, and more

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Mike

Last fall, we gave you a preview of the Music Maker Relief Foundation‘s (MMRF) 25th anniversary compilation album in the form of a track from longtime MMRF supporter and board member Taj Mahal and promised we’d bring you more on the album upon its release. Although the names of many of the artists on the … Continue reading →

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Tune into the Weekend: Taj Mahal nails Spike Driver Blues on upcoming Music Maker Relief Foundation anniversary compilation

Posted on November 16, 2018 by Mike

We’ve talked here before about the Music Maker Relief Foundation (MMRF) and its good works in helping Southern musicians in need. 2019 is shaping up to be a particularly exciting year for the organization, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary … Continue reading →

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Tune into the Weekend: Deva Mahal, daughter of legendary Taj Mahal, shows blues Run Deep on debut album

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Mike

Last week, we told you about new albums from two real-life sons of the blues, Mud Morganfield and Bernard Allison, also promising to visit upon one from an offspring of Grammy Award-winning musician Taj Mahal soon. We’ve had the chance … Continue reading →

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