In 1968, Taj Mahal introduced himself to the world with a blue standard called "Leaving Trunk." (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LEAVING TRUNK") TAJ MAHAL: (Singing) I went upstairs to pack my leaving trunk.
Mahal credits African roots and American cultural exchange spanning from Chicago to the Mississippi Delta as the foundation of his roughly 70-year music career In Taj Mahal's mind, music has never ...
TAJ MAHAL: (Singing) I went upstairs to pack my leaving trunk. FOLKENFLIK: It was the start of a career that would take him far beyond the blues - a voyage through folk, soul, Caribbean rhythm - just ...