Maestro (Taj Mahal album)


Maestro is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. It was nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 2009 Grammy Awards.
The release of Maestro marked the 40th anniversary of Taj Mahal's career as a recording artist. It features numerous guest artists: Los Lobos appear on Never Let You Go and TV Mama, Jack Johnson shares vocals on a re-recording of Taj's classic Further On Down the Road, and Ben Harper's vocals can be heard on Dust Me Down. Other guest appearances include Angélique Kidjo and Ziggy Marley. Furthermore, Taj Mahal teams up again with the Phantom Blues Band, Toumani Diabaté and his daughter, singer-songwriter Deva Mahal.

Track listing

  1. "Scratch My Back"
  2. "Never Let You Go"
  3. "Dust Me Down"
  4. "Further On Down the Road"
  5. "Black Man Brown Man"
  6. "Zanzibar"
  7. "TV Mama"
  8. "I Can Make You Happy"
  9. "Slow Drag"
  10. "Hello Josephine"
  11. "Strong Man Holler"
  12. "Diddy Wah Diddy"
  13. "Mambo No. 5 "
  14. "On A Little Bamboo Bridge"

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