Henry Saint Clair Fredericks (born May 17, 1942), who uses the stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He often incorporates elements of world music into his works….as a self-taught singer-songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, piano, banjo and harmonica (among many other instruments). Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his almost 50-year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms….including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa and the South Pacific….and Taj is a favorite in Austin, TX…..where his demand has brought him to town at least once a year for the past 40+ years.
