Taj Mahal
Ken Williams
Taj Mahal, whose stock-in-trade is black American roots music from country blues to the West Indies, is finally coming to New Zealand, after a false start a couple of years back when the visit didn't come off.
He will play Mainstreet in Auckland on June 24. Mahal, who some times appears as a solo act, will bring a six-piece band with him. Taj Mahal has a good reputation as a live performer. His first band was formed in the mid-60s with Ry Cooder. Later, Cooder (as “Ryland P. Cooder”) would play rhythm guitar and mandolin on Taj’s first album, a still stunning set of country blues re-arranged for a city blues band
format. Mahal’s fascination with the music of his black heritage has led him down many paths, and he was among the first rock musicians to explore West Indian music. His former colleague, Ry Cooder, has also looked to the Caribbean islands for inspiration, and it is not surprising that the two men some times still appear together on the same bill. Like Cooder, Taj Mahal can make musical history come to joyous life.
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Rip It Up, Issue 35, 1 June 1980, Page 3
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189Taj Mahal Rip It Up, Issue 35, 1 June 1980, Page 3
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