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	Taj Mahal: Phantom Blues
		Mahal has chosen to almost exclusively emphasize his vocal dexterity, riding the power and the rhythm of a tight back-up band that is equal to the challenge of not overshadowing the singer, yet spurring him to reach for higher ground.
		Taj Mahal and company bring a warm Cajun flavor to this classic by incorporating elements as diverse, yet remarkably compatible, as David Hidalgo's zydeco accordion, the New Orleans barroom piano that gives the song more zest than the original, and the brassy Dixieland fade-out that stunningly concludes the song.
		In short, Taj Mahal may not bring much that is innovative to his opus, but his interpretation and instruction are nonetheless well worth the effort of anyone who enjoys the blues, especially in the hands of a master.
	www.audiophilia.com /software/dm1.htm (960 words)

	Wikinfo \| Taj Mahal
		The Taj Mahal, located near Agra in northern India, is a tomb constructed by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Arjumand Bano Begum.
		The architectural complex of the Taj Mahal comprises five main elements: the Darwaza or main gateway, the Bageecha (garden), the Masjid (mosque), the Naqqar Khana (rest house), and the Rauza or the Taj Mahal mausoleum.
		Taj Mahal is also a 1963 Hindi movie by M. Sadiq starring Pradeep Kumar as Shah Jahan and Beena Rai as Mumtaz Mahal.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Taj_Mahal (769 words)

	Jahworks Book Reviews \| Taj Mahal: Autobiography of a Bluesman
		It is stated in the book: "The name Taj Mahal has a deeper significance that just a showbiz handle; it reflected the positive forces in the world with which he chose to identify." This statement tells a story that weaves music throughout the fabric of his life.
		Mahal recites a history encapsulated in the importance of the "Negro" migration from small towns in the South to urban cities.
		Taj Mahal agrees that he may not have been in the lives of his children, as they would have wanted but that in order to care for them and be a responsible dad, he had to work.
	www.jahworks.org /music/book_reviews/tajmahal.htm (866 words)

	Taj Mahal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Taj Mahal appeared before the audience as the quintessential Hawaiian tourist, wearing a blue button-up shirt with brightly colored fish, a straw hat, fl shades and fl slacks.
		Taj Mahal is as much an entertainer as a musician.
		Midway through the show, Taj Mahal switched to the piano, briefly entertaining the primarily white clientele with his intellectual-white-man impressions.
	archives.thedaily.washington.edu /1998/120498/A97.TajMahal.html (292 words)

	Taj Mahal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Mahal added that while there are different influences on this album and with the development of the trio, it hasn’t changed his music.
		Mahal said that one reason he is making the move to the trio, versus his larger band, is that some of the musicians he’s been working with are ready to graduate to the next level in their careers.
		Mahal feels that records shouldn’t be comprised of one hit single and a bunch of other songs that artists write to finish the album off.
	www.marqueemag.com /03_05/taj_mahal.html (649 words)

	Taj Mahal (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Taj, frustrated with the mixed reaction to his music quit the group and went solo.
		Cooder and Taj are most remembered, however, for their performance in 1968 on The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus.
		On February 8, 2006, Taj Mahal was designated the "official Blues Artist" of Massachusetts by Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2006.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taj_Mahal_(musician) (562 words)

	Biography - Taj Mahal (Bio 256) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Following graduation with a BA in Agriculture in 1964, Mahal went to Los Angeles and teamed up with guitarist Ry Cooder to form the Rising Sons, but the band released just one single before breaking up, although more than 20 tracks recorded by the group surfaced on CD in the 1990s.
		Taj turns Delbert McClinton's "Real Bad Day" into a smoky blues anthem, then stretches dramatically with the title track, Horace Silver's cool jazz classic that Taj and his ensemble of players pull off with panache.
		In 1968, Taj was a featured guest in the Rolling Stones' Rock And Roll Circus - a remarkable event, which was released on video and record for the first time after an almost 30-year wait, that showcased the cream of the music community including John Lennon, George Harrison, Jethro Tull, The Who, and Marianne Faithfull.
	musicbase.h1.ru /PPB/ppb2/Bio_256.htm (1866 words)

	Blue Note New York Performance Schedule
		Taj Mahal returns to the Blue Note for another series of unforgettable concerts during the club's 25th anniversary celebration.
		Taj became even more fascinated with roots -- where all the different forms of music he was hearing came from, what path they took to get to their current states, how they influenced each other on the way.
		Taj's recorded output slowed considerably during the 1980s as he toured relentlessly and immersed himself in the music and culture of his new home in Hawaii.
	www.bluenote.net /newyork/schedule/moreinfo.cgi?id=4381 (938 words)

	Metroactive Music \| Taj Mahal
		Taj Mahal ain't your typical old perma-frown bluesman, and he ain't playin' traditional blues.
		Shaken up by his father's death when he was 11, Taj says he was rescued by the blues, and from that point on devoted himself to playing the music that had saturated his upbringing.
		Taj will arrive at his Santa Cruz date fresh from a trip to the Zanzibar archipelago off the east African coast of Tanzania, where he has been collaborating with various artists.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/cruz/09.24.03/taj-0339.html (658 words)

	Amazon.com: Taj Mahal: Music: Taj Mahal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Taj Mahal, The Natch'l Blues and The Real Thing are the sound of the artist, who was born in 1942, defining himself and his music.
		Taj wasn't the only musician to bring the blues to a younger rock and roll audience but Taj was significant because he was one of the few younger fl musicians who still played blues in 1967.
		Taj Mahal vocals are powerful and confident, he has a great sense of timing and melody, and he is backed by a magnificent band which includes lead guitarist Jesse Ed Davis and the multi-talented Ry Cooder.
	www.amazon.com /Taj-Mahal/dp/B00004XSUW (2447 words)

	Taj Mahal & The Hula Blues, by John Zavesky
		Mahal has been a blues and “roots” music mainstay since the mid-1960s when he was performing with Ry Cooder in the legendary band Rising Sons.
		While Taj Mahal hasn’t had an album on the charts for years, his strength lies in his ability to continue to amaze audiences with his fluid playing and uncanny ability to blend styles like few other musicians can.
		Taj Mahal is most likely the first major artist to pursue what is now called world music.
	zmagsite.zmag.org /Sept2003/zavesky0903.html (603 words)

	arborweb reviews - review: Taj Mahal
		The music Taj Mahal has been making recently with his band the Hula Blues has its origins in the folk bluesman's move to Hawaii several years ago.
		One thing's for sure: Taj Mahal isn't coasting along on the considerable laurels he's earned since the 1960s as an explorer of African American traditional music.
		Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues play two nights at the Ark Monday and Tuesday, July 5 and 6.
	www.arborweb.com /reviews/0407.tajmahal-review.html (468 words)

	Vinyl Records "Taj Mahal Albums"
		Taj Mahal (born May 17, 1942, New York City) is a United States blues musician.
		His stage name Taj Mahal was inspired by a dream.
		Taj graduated from University of Massachusetts - Amherst in 1964 and moved to Los Angeles.
	www.e-profession.com /records/Taj_Mahal_record.htm (319 words)

	Rolling Stone : Taj Mahal: Biography
		As a solo artist, Taj emerged as a stylish and lovable devil with a wide-brimmed hat and a dandyish bandana around his neck: a John Lee Hooker for the Woodstock generation.
		After some dormant years, Taj returned in 1986 for the difficult third phase of his career, which was marked by a mix of first-class musical ambassadorship and dull bluesploitation.
		Taj belatedly brought him into the Miami Vice age with cold synths and mechanical beats, though the distant chime of steel drums and Taj's Howlin' Wolf-like growls put a ghost in the machine.
	www.rollingstone.com /artists/tajmahal/biography (889 words)

	Harmony Central®: Feature: Taj Mahal's Continuing Musical Mission
		And he remains at odds with the modern-day machinations of the record industry, unable to comprehend why such a relatively small quantity of music is made available by the majors for mass consumption.
		Mahal, who continues to tour and is currently developing his own label, is one busy man. But he found time to talk during a recent visit to New York City.
		His morning walk behind him, Mahal entered the lobby of the Gramercy Hotel, found a chair, and was quickly in Interview mode.
	www.harmony-central.com /Features/TajMajal (606 words)

	Taj Mahal - a review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Foehr’s portrait of Taj Mahal as an influential pioneer in the fusion of blues, reggae, zydeco, gospel, calypso and ragtime simultaneously highlight a naturally developed spirituality to reveal a richly talented musician and a magnetic personality.
		A lover of the outdoors, a gardener and fisherman, Taj pursued a degree in animal husbandry at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
		Taj joined his first national band the Rising Sons —; in a musical live-in community in Los Angeles and almost immediately encountered trouble with his recording label.
	www.peacecorpswriters.org /pages/2002/0203/203rvtaj.html (392 words)

	CD Baby: ETTA BAKER WITH TAJ MAHAL: Etta Baker with Taj Mahal
		Taj Mahal a student at UMASS in the early 60s first heard this LP in a college dorm at Bard.
		Taj explains, “That chord in ‘Railroad Bill’ is a very ancient deep root chord, that strikes straight through me, every time I hear it played.” Taj and Etta performed this music one afternoon in my studio in Pinnacle, NC.
		Taj Mahal has been a major recording artist since his debut album in 1967.
	cdbaby.com /cd/ettataj (612 words)

	Taj Mahal & Mavis Staples - A&L News Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Taj Mahal and Mavis Staples - AandL News Release
		Taj Mahal and Mavis Staples, two of America’s musical treasures, will perform a rousing concert of blues and soul on Tuesday, April 25 at 8 pm in UCSB Campbell Hall.
		Taj Mahal and Mavis Staples are presented by UCSB Arts and Lectures and sponsored by the
	www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu /pr/mahal.asp (819 words)

	Taj Mahal News
		Got up at 5 to be at the Taj Mahal for sunrise, when it apparently turns orange, but thanks to the appalling amount of smog it stayed...
		Chinese President Hu Jintao, who visited the Taj Mahal along with his wife Liu Yongqing Wednesday afternoon, found the 17th century monument to love 'marvellous and a wonder of the world'.
		Agra, city of the Taj, with so many historical monuments spread across it, needs at least one public toilet every kilometre for its own burgeoning population and the thousands of visiting tourists.
	www.topix.net /who/taj-mahal?scoring=r (725 words)

	Taj Mahal (musician) information - Search.com
		Taj Mahal (born May 17, 1940, New York City) is a United States blues musician.
		Taj, frustrated with the mixed reaction to his music quit the group and went solo.
		On February 8, 2006, Taj Mahal was designated the "official Blues Artist" of Massachusetts by Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2006.
	www.search.com /reference/Taj_Mahal_(musician) (443 words)

	Taj Mahal Live at Jazz at Lincoln Center 10/25/04
		Randy’s set was as imposing as his stature (6’8”) with melodies than rambled like a little paper boat running downstream; ahead of you and just out of reach but compelling you to chase it; laughing like a child that is continually discovering something wonderful and magical in life.
		The musicians were all magnificent and all very ‘tuned in’ to each other.
		Finally, Taj Mahal took the stage with Mamadou Diabate, also a griot from Mali on the Kora.
	www.nybluesandjazz.org /reviews/tajmahal20041025.htm (975 words)

	USATODAY.com - India is in a party mood for Taj Mahal's 350th anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Loving memory: The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his wife.
		Local tourism officials placed marigold garlands around visitors' necks in the northern city of Agra, where the Taj Mahal is located — but some tourists were disappointed by the celebrations.
		A total of 319,553 foreigners visited the Taj Mahal in 2003, a drop of more than 260,000 from 2001, said D.K. Barman, head of the state tourist office in Agra.
	www.usatoday.com /travel/destinations/2004-09-23-taj-mahal_x.htm (546 words)

	Taj Mahal : Exploring Essential Information, Data and Explanation.
		A derivative of a square in plan with edges chamfered, it is a multi-chambered structure with a central main chamber surrounded by eight divisions (of which four are important bays) with openings in the form of arched alcoves.
		Tagore, the Taj was a "tear in the face of eternity".
		By the late 19th century, parts of the Taj Mahal had fallen badly into disrepair, and some of the cut marble had been stolen for use elsewhere.
	www.llpoh.org /Styles_and_Architecture_2/Taj_Mahal.html (1014 words)

	Taj Mahal
		The oldest of nine children, Taj Mahal was born May 17th 1942 in New York.
		Taj Mahal emerged during the folk music revival of the early 1960's.
		When Taj manages to find some free time, he can be found fishing, gardening (organically, of course), smoking Matacan "Maduro" cigars, or in the kitchen cooking up some spicy dish.
	www.schematicheaven.com /deltabluesland/artists/taj_mahal.htm (746 words)

	Spotlight Magazine - Coverstory Portsmouth presents the Taj Mahal of festivals
		Taj Mahal has been a prominent part of the American music scene for close to 40 years.
		Mahal first gained notice in the late '60s when he co-founded the group "The Rising Sons" with musician Ry Cooder.
		This led to Mahal signing a recording contract and releasing his first album in 1968, "Taj Mahal." Since that auspicious debut, Mahal has toured and recorded steadily, promoting the blues on a world-wide stage.
	www.seacoastonline.com /calendar/2002/8_15coverstory.htm (1212 words)

	P.O.V. - Sweet Old Song . The Music . Taj Mahal \| PBS
		Hear from Taj Mahal about Howard's example as a working musician and listen to a song by Taj's string band, Taj Mahal and The Hula Blues Band.
		As a young fl musician taking a different musical path [than some of my contemporaries] it was important to run into older players who had been on that path fifty years before me.
		I was always taught by older musicians that you might have to play to any kind of audience at any time, so to make a living you had to be prepared to play many musical styles.
	www.pbs.org /pov/pov2002/sweetoldsong/themusic_tajmahal.html (422 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Taj Mahal birthday party begins
		The Taj Mahal, revered as a symbol of love, was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as a tomb for his favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died in childbirth.
		Local tourism officials' plans to reopen the Taj Mahal on moonlit nights have also come to nought with the Supreme Court rejecting the request on Monday.
		Some scholars insist that the Taj was ready by the end of 1643 or early 1644, so the monument's 350th anniversary happened a decade ago.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/3692702.stm (496 words)

	Taj Mahal Musician Music - Favorite Songs - Lyrics From
		MMRF and Taj Mahal to be apart of Columbia, MO's Roots N Blues N BBQ...
		Taj wasn't the only musician to bring the blues to a younger rock and roll...
		Mahal's father, also a musician, had to leave his love of music for a job as day...
	www.lyricsfrom.com /artists/t/Taj-Mahal-Musician.html (1329 words)

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