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Taj Mahal: Still Cooking Up 'Heirloom Music' His Own Way

Taj Mahal is credited with helping popularize American blues over the course of his five-decade career. Jay Blakesberg/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Taj Mahal: Still Cooking Up 'Heirloom Music' His Own Way

June 30, 2013 • The Massachusetts-born, San Francisco Bay Area-based guitarist and singer has mixed styles since he first came on the scene in the late 1960s. A new 15-CD set traces his career from the beginning; NPR's Laura Sydell visits some of his old Bay Area haunts with him.

Taj Mahal: Still Cooking Up 'Heirloom Music' His Own Way

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Taj Mahal: 'Maestro' Of The Blues

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November 28, 2008 • Taj Mahal's new album, Maestro, celebrates an illustrious career, mingling original work with genre classics and songs written by some of the many artists he's influenced, including Ben Harper, Ziggy Marley and Los Lobos. Hear a session from WXPN.

Taj Mahal in Studio on World Cafe 11/28/08

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Taj Mahal Picks His Favorite Blues Albums

June 20, 2003 • National Black Music Month continues on The Tavis Smiley Show as the great ambassador of the blues, Taj Mahal, picks his three favorite blues albums.

Taj Mahal Picks His Favorite Blues Albums

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