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578:Grammy-nominated Mali musician gets Obama boost
1093:Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues - Taj Mahal
1086:Sing a Happy Song: The Warner Bros. Recordings
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682:Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006).
202:Jarabi: The Best of Toumani Diabaté
72:John Keane Studios, Athens, Georgia
639:. Rollingstone.com. Archived from
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1114:Hidden Treasures of Taj Mahal
1079:The Best of the Private Years
998:An Evening of Acoustic Music
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1146:Albums produced by Joe Boyd
1141:Taj Mahal (musician) albums
833:Evolution (The Most Recent)
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479:"Atlanta Kaira" (Diabaté)
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805:Music Keeps Me Together
563:Sheckter, Alan (2003) "
505:Cornwell, Jane (1999) "
470:"Catfish Blues" (Mahal)
991:Live at Ronnie Scott's
544:Johnson, Phil (1999) "
1072:The Best of Taj Mahal
826:Brothers (soundtrack)
791:Oooh So Good 'n Blues
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157:The Best of Taj Mahal
296:Professional ratings
643:on November 5, 2007
452:"Queen Bee" (Mahal)
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184:New Ancient Strings
606:"Chords and Notes"
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868:Dancing the Blues
861:Like Never Before
763:The Natch'l Blues
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580:", sina.com
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1130:Categories
1030:Going Home
1012:Live Catch
880:V.M. Bhatt
668:2018-09-09
647:2012-02-27
622:2012-02-27
490:References
281:Folk Roots
225:is a 1999
173:chronology
128:chronology
115:Lucy Durán
64:April 1999
854:Mule Bone
798:Mo' Roots
756:Taj Mahal
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611:The Hindu
362:The Hindu
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912:Kulanjan
594:AllMusic
590:Kulanjan
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111:Joe Boyd
106:Producer
99:Hannibal
61:Recorded
53:Released
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938:Maestro
690:Penguin
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