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Jorge Ben was my first introduction to Brazilian music - someone put on his "best of" album The Definitive Collection so they could point out how much "Taj Mahal" sounded like Rod Stewart's hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" I'd never heard the Stewart song before, so when I did hear it for the first time later in my life I was astounded, much as Jorge Ben must have been in 1978, at the similarities. A judge eventually ruled that the song did, in fact, constitute plagiarism, as it had, in the judge's words, "been derived" from Jorge [...]
I've been in love with the kora ever since Toumani Diabaté introduced it to me, years ago. The instrument, which is constructed in the manner of a bridge harp, has a harp-like tone but is played more in the style of delta blues and flamenco guitar fingerpicking techniques. Toumani himself comes from a long line of kora players: his father, Sidiki Diabaté, recorded the first kora album ever, in 1970, and Toumani has risen to become perhaps the most well-known practitioner of the instrument worldwide. He has become known for his virtuosic performances that include music drawn from traditional Malian [...]
Last month we told you about a star-studded tribute to The Rolling Stones which will take place at NYC's Carnegie Hall on March 13. Today, the organizers of the Michael Dorf-produced event have announced another batch of artists who will perform at the Hot Rocks 1964-1971 concert . HT faves Jackie Greene, Taj Mahal and TV on the Radio have been added to the bill as well as Marc Cohn, Peaches and Jovanotti. Each act will perform a Stones cover from the 1964-1971 period. These acts join the list [...]
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This weekend has been all about resurrecting blog themes. First Friday Bangers came back, and now the weekly Come Down With Me posts have returned. As always, the idea behind this post is to supply you with some tunes that you can melt into your pillow or couch while listening to. You might think from the title that this entry is going to be something to do with the Belfast-based band Girls Names , but if you did you'd be wrong, it's actually based around songs that have a girls name in [...]
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I still haven't had the time to fully immerse myself in this one yet, but here's the beautifully pastoral film made in 1973 depicting Japanese drone-geniuses Taj Mahal Travellers on tour. A soothing collection of wandering excursions and performance images set to the collective's stark and mysterious improvisations. As good an entry point into their world as your likely to find.
thesoundmedium The music on the album is a unique blend of brawny swamp blues, loose folk arrangements, and Beatles-esque pop sensibilities. If you are interested in hearing where legendary jam acts such as The Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers Band drew their inspirations from, look no further.
Taj Mahal Trio @ Brooklyn Bowl, Sept. 20 Photo and Words : Grace Beehler With a 50-year musical career under his belt, Taj Mahal and his band - Kester Smith on drums and Bill Rich on bass - took to the stage at the Brooklyn Bowl in late September with an arsenal of nearly perfected country blues tunes. Taj Mahal began performing in 1961 and has since developed and donated to the revival of traditional acoustic blues. The simple, innocent and beautiful songwriting took center stage at the Bowl, and [...]
These days, it's not uncommon to hear of touring musicians still playing well into what normally would be considered their golden years. Artists like the Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney are still out there playing sold out stadiums year after year. So the question arises: Sure, these bands can still pull off a three hour show at Madison Square Garden, but how well do they do it? If they play even remotely as well as 69-year old Taj Mahal played Wednesday night at the Majestic Theatre, then it's no wonder these acts are still in [...]
On the UNESCO World Heritage website the Taj Mahal is described as "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage." Exchange a few words like "American blues," and "artists" to describe the musician with the same name, and you have a spot-on description of Henry Saint Clair Fredericks, better known to most as Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal will be making his return to Madison this Wednesday at the Majestic Theatre. While many are familiar with the rough and gritty blues of his early career, the last couple decades [...]
photos by Ryan Muir "Just met Taj Mahal after seeing him perform at the Lowdown Hudson Blues festival in NYC! My night is complete!" - Tatiana American blues legend Taj Mahal played a free show at World Financial Center Plaza Thursday night (7/28) with Amy LaVere and Mike Farris . Taj Mahal played with his group, the [...]
The "Hood Gone Love It" remix has been getting heavy rotation outside the hood - at least on a Friday in July. Jay Rock exists in an endearing state of aggression. Birdman raps like he fathered Lil B's style, which he did. And there is the Officer. On one meaty hand, there is the cartoonish, crab-eating speedboating, pathological Pop and Fresh. And on the other hand, there is Rick Ross, great rapper. Words I never said. But for sheer entertainment value, there are few matching his calculated absurdity. Plus, he describes smoking weed as "blowing fog in the [...]
Beyonce's recent fusion of classic American music with rhythms and guitar styles from Africa inspired us to create a brief selection of similar songs, from both sides of the pond. Of course, most music in either hemisphere consists, in at least a distant sense, of a blend of these two origins, but here it's particularly noticeable: "Taj Mahal" - Jorge Ben "End Of Time" - Beyonce "Zombie" - Fela Kuti "Domingo No Parque" - Gilberto Gil "Mr. Jones" - Talking Heads "Heartbeat" - Nneka [...]
Jorge Ben was my first introduction to Brazilian music - someone put on his "best of" album The Definitive Collection so they could point out how much "Taj Mahal" sounded like Rod Stewart's hit "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" I'd never heard the Stewart song before, so when I did hear it for the first time later in my life I was astounded, much as Jorge Ben must have been in 1978, at the similarities. A judge eventually ruled that the song did, in fact, constitute plagiarism, as it had, in the judge's words, "been derived" from Jorge [...]
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Taj falls somewhere between vintage blues and some ridiculously charismatic rock and roll. He is a certified original, and here is just one of the man's killer tunes.
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