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• Taj Mahal:

  My mother was American, and my father was from the Caribbean, and there was a big open door into th

• Taj Mahal:

  I didn't want to fall into the trap of complacency.

• Taj Mahal:

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

• Taj Mahal:

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

• Taj Mahal:

  I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.

• Taj Mahal:

  I don't care if it's somebody else's song. Most of the time, you'll find that I'll put my own stamp

• Taj Mahal:

  I'm old enough to chew my peas and corn without choking.

• Taj Mahal:

  If what you're talking about is seeing someone perform, then I'll have to say that in the rhythm-an

• Taj Mahal:

  As a kid, I always felt connected to Africa; it was something I was very proud of.

• Taj Mahal:

  I was always looking for evidence of these common musical roots, but I was too young to know that w