![]() Since his album debut in 1967, Mahal (who early on substituted his fanciful stage name for his given one, Henry Saint Clair Fredericks) has played alone and with bands, played blues the rural Southern way and the urban Northern way, explored the Caribbean music that is part of his family heritage and even played Hawaiian music in a band featuring five ukuleles. ![]() Large and muscular under his trademark broad-brimmed hats, Mahal has long been one of the most accomplished and versatile performers on the acoustic-blues circuit, switching between guitar and piano to deliver pumped-up solo concerts that reinvigorate venerable forms.īut Mahal notes that his solo blues act is only one specialty on an expansive menu of styles. ![]() Taj Mahal thinks the blues-loving public’s idea of him has become a little distorted lately, which is ironic considering that few stage performers project as vivid an image.
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