Taj Mahal, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 2012 Photo by Frank Beacham Henry Saint Clair Fredericks — better known as Taj Mahal — is 81 years old today. A self-taught singer-songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, banjo and harmonica (among many other instruments), Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his almost 50 year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa and the South Pacific.
Taj Mahal is 81 years old today
Taj Mahal is 81 years old today
Taj Mahal is 81 years old today
Taj Mahal, Carnegie Hall, New York City, 2012 Photo by Frank Beacham Henry Saint Clair Fredericks — better known as Taj Mahal — is 81 years old today. A self-taught singer-songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, banjo and harmonica (among many other instruments), Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his almost 50 year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa and the South Pacific.