81-year-old American roots music legend Taj Mahal is readying a new album. Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa pays tribute to the late great Leon Russell and the contributions of the Tulsa music ...

In a statement, Keb’ Mo’ reflected on deciding to reunite with Mahal after winning a Grammy in the Best Contemporary Blues Album category for TajMo. “That first album turned out so great that part of ...

There is an African proverb that says "If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." The intimacy and the dynamics of the duet setting have long appealed to virtuoso guitarist ...

Better Than Jail, a new benefit album that contains a 12-track lineup of iconic prison song covers, was released today, Friday, Oct. 4. Bringing together a coveted assemblage of Americana, blues, and ...

Nostalgic collections of roots-music songs have burgeoned through the holed-up pandemic years. Three new albums find history-aware performers looking back, in unpredictable ways: Taj Mahal and Ry ...

Check out Springfield's own Taj Mahal doing the Rolling Stones' "Shine a Light" on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." ...

Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder have announced a new LP, Get On Board: The Songs Of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, out April 22 via Nonesuch Records. They have also shared the video for “Hooray Hooray.” The LP ...