Author: Taj Mahal

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I wanted to keep pushing the musical ideas I had about jazz, music from Africa and the Caribbean.

I wanted to keep pushing the musical ideas I had about jazz, music from Africa and the Caribbean.

- Taj Mahal

I came up not understanding that a lot of people didn't start to hear music until they went to college or were turned on by an older brother or sister.

I came up not understanding that a lot of people didn't start to hear music until they went to college or were turned on by an older brother or sister.

- Taj Mahal

I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.

I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.

- Taj Mahal

I wanted to explore the connections between different kinds of music.

I wanted to explore the connections between different kinds of music.

- Taj Mahal

It's very interesting, the dynamics of popularity. When you do something all the time, you don't worry about whether it's trendy or not.

It's very interesting, the dynamics of popularity. When you do something all the time, you don't worry about whether it's trendy or not.

- Taj Mahal

I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist.

I see myself as a composer who plays music and likes to play with other people, and not just as a solo artist.

- Taj Mahal

I love playing in Germany. I love playing anywhere where people are going to enjoy the music. Germany is especially nice to play.

I love playing in Germany. I love playing anywhere where people are going to enjoy the music. Germany is especially nice to play.

- Taj Mahal

My mother was American, and my father was from the Caribbean, and there was a big open door into the world of humanity and music.

My mother was American, and my father was from the Caribbean, and there was a big open door into the world of humanity and music.

- Taj Mahal

As I got more involved in music, one of the things that made me excited, from the time I was a child, was that clear link between our ancestors and the sounds we hear today.

As I got more involved in music, one of the things that made me excited, from the time I was a child, was that clear link between our ancestors and the sounds we hear today.

- Taj Mahal

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