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Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo': Room On The Porch

Read "Room On The Porch" reviewed by Frank Housh

by Frank Housh
June 1, 2025

In 2017 blues legend Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' recorded TajMo, (Concord Records), which won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Eight years later, the two follow up with Room On The Porch, released May 23, 2025, also on Concord Records. Its ten tracks feel like a cool dive into a swimming hole, long forgotten by the crowds posing by the hotel pool. The album begins with the title song's shuffling welcome. Taj Mahal said, “That started ...

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Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo': TajMo

by James Nadal
April 19, 2017

When two generations of blues giants as Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' teamed up for the production TajMo, the best of both personalities and talents merged for an adventurous take on traditional blues. Taj Mahal's recording trajectory goes back to the late 1960's, when he released Taj Mahal, quickly followed by The Natch'l Blues, both on the Columbia label. These two records would establish his career, which in the ensuing years would meander through reggae, folk, world music, jazz and ...