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Taj Mahal
Maestro

Album US 2008 on Heads Up International label
Rock and Blues (Blues Rock)

This is the Limited Edition 40th Anniversary 180gm Vinyl set. Includes 2 bonus tracks (D2 & D3) Celebrating 40 Years! Autographed copies were available with pre-orders from the Taj Mahal web store © ℗ 2008 Kan-Du Records under exclusive license to Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc. Mixed at Ultratone - Los Angeles, CA Mastered - Berkeley, CA Management: Kevin Morris/Madison House Inc. & Valerie Celene/Shine On Management A1, A4, B2, C1, C3, D1, D2: Recorded at: Ultratone - Los Angeles, CA A2, B3: Recorded at: Sonikwire Studios - Irvine, CA A3: Recorded at Capitol Studios - Los Angeles, CA B1: Recorded at: Westlake Recording Studios - Los Angeles, CA B4, C2: Recorded at: The Shed - New Orleans, LA D3 Recorded & Engineered at: Fat Tuesday Recording Studio - Honolulu, Hawaii Ben Harper appears courtesy of Virgin Records Jack Johnson appears courtesy of Brushfire Records Ziggy Marley appears courtesy of Tuff Gong Worldwide Angelique Kidjo appears courtesy of Razor & Tie Toumani Diabate appears courtesy of World Circuit Records Bassekou Kouyate appears courtesy of Outhere Records A1: Embassy Music Corporation (BMI) A2, B4, C1, C3: Big Toots Tunes (BMI) A3: EMI April Music / Three Chord Symphony Music (ASCAP) A4: EMI Blackwood Music (BMI) B1: EMI Blackwood Music (BMI)/Big Toots Tunes (BMI) B2: Big Toots Tunes (BMI) and Ayeile Music (ASCAP) B3: MPCA, LLC DBA King Of Spades C2: EMI Unart Catalog, Inc. D1: Arc Music Corp and Hoochie Coochie Music (BMI) D2: APRS (BMI) D3: Edwin H. Morris & Co. Inc. C/O MPL Communications

Musicians

	Taj Mahal voc, *1942 US guitar, harmonica, liner notes, uncredited, producer, vocals, written by, album by, music by, banjo, guitar, epiphone emperor, steel guitar, national steelbodied guitar
	Los Lobos , *1973 US backing band, guest, special guest
	The Phantom Blues Band , *1993 US backing band, guest, special guest, producer
	Angélique Kidjo voc, *1960 US guest, special guest, vocals, written by
	Ben Harper voc, g, *1969 US guest, special guest, vocals, written by
	Jack Johnson voc, g, *1975 US guest, special guest, vocals
	Ziggy Marley voc, g, bvoc, *1968 JM guest, special guest, vocals
	Davis Shapiro Lewit & Hayes , legal
	Jeff Leven legal
	Laurie Soriano , legal
	Baron Wolman , *1937 US photography by, 1968 - 1975 vintage
	Larry Fulcher b, bvoc, bass, performer, phantom blues band
	Tony Braunagel dr, perc, *1971 US drums, performer, phantom blues band
	Johnny Lee Schell voc, g, US guitar, performer, phantom blues band
	Mike Finnigan org, voc, key, *1945 US keyboards, performer, phantom blues band, organ, b-3, performer, phantom blues band
	Joe Sublett ts, sax, tenor saxophone, performer, phantom blues band, baritone saxophone, performer, phantom blues band, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, performer, phantom blues band
	Darrell Leonard tr, tb, US trumpet, performer, phantom blues band, trumpet, valve trombone, trombonium, performer, phantom blues band
	Deva Mahal voc, US lyrics by
	Conrad Lozano b, voc, *1951 US bass, performer, los lobos
	Cougar Estrada perc, dr, drums, performer, los lobos
	Cesar Rosas voc, g, *1954 US guitar, performer, los lobos
	David Hidalgo , *1954 US guitar, performer, los lobos
	Louie Perez g, dr, *1953 US jarana, performer, los lobos
	Steve Berlin , *1955 US organ, performer, los lobos, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, performer, los lobos
	Angela Wellman , trombone, performer, los lobos
	Jesse Ingalls b, bass
	Michael Jerome dr, US drums, percussion
	Jason Mozersky g, acg, guitar
	Jason Yates key, US keyboards
	Robert Carranza , recorded by, jack johnson vocals
	Rudy Costa , alto saxophone, clarinet, performer, na pali
	Tracy Hazzard , backing vocals, performer, ziggy marley's band
	Paul "Pablo" Stennett , bass, performer, ziggy marley's band
	Carlton "Santa" Davis dr, *1953 JM drums, performer, ziggy marley's band
	Takeshi Akimoto , guitar, performer, ziggy marley's band
	Michael Hyde key, keyboards, performer, ziggy marley's band
	Angel Roche dr, percussion, performer, ziggy marley's band
	Bill Rich b, bass
	Kester Smith dr, drums, percussion, drums, performer, na pali
	Toumani Diabaté voc, *1965 ML kora
	Bassekou Kouyate voc, bvoc, *1966 ML ngoni
	Debra Dobkin perc, voc, US percussion
	Jean Hebrail , FR producer, angelique kidjo vocals
	George Porter, Jr. , *1947 US bass, performer, new orleans social club
	Raymond Weber dr, US drums, performer, new orleans social club, drums, washboard, rub board, performer, new orleans social club
	Leo Nocentelli g, *1946 US guitar, performer, new orleans social club
	Ivan Neville voc, key, *1959 US organ, b3, performer, new orleans social club
	Henry Butler p, voc, *1949 US piano, performer, new orleans social club
	Billy Branch voc, h, *1951 US harmonica
	Mick Weaver key, org, *1944 GB organ, b-3
	Pancho Graham eb, bvoc, acoustic bass, guitar, slack key, performer, na pali
	Carlos Andrade voc, g, uke, guitar, slack key, performer, na pali
	Fred Lunt stg, eb, steel guitar, hawaiian, performer, na pali
	Patrick Cockett g, voc, ukulele, ukulele, lili'u, performer, na pali

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