Lifetime Achievement Awards went to Taj Mahal, Clifton Chenier, and Louisiana Folk Roots, while rising talent Yasmin Williams and socially conscious artist Kyshona were also recognized.
Read MoreNearly sixty years after they first played together, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, longtime friends and collaborators, reunite with an album of music from two Piedmont blues masters who have inspired them all their lives: GET ON BOARD: THE SONGS OF SONNY TERRY & BROWNIE MCGHEE, out April 22, 2022, on Nonesuch Records. A video for the track “Hooray Hooray” may be seen below, as well as an interview with Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal about the record.
Read MoreLennon and McCartney. Laurel and Hardy. Peanut butter and jelly. Politicians and pontificators. Some combinations are so in sync, they’re not only the sum of their parts but all but the parts are indistinguishable from one another. The same could be said of Keb’ Mo’ and Taj Mahal, two veteran musicians who possess so much in common that they often seem as if they were born brothers of different mothers.
Read MoreIn my imagination, here's how I see this project coming about. Two guys, one named Henry, the other Kevin, sitting around on a front porch, plucking guitar strings.
One of them says, "Hey, that groove feels good. What'd ya do?"
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