| Mo' Roots | ||||
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| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | CBS Studios, San Francisco, California | |||
| Genre | Cajun | |||
| Length | 33:57 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Taj Mahal | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B+ [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings |  [3] |
| Tom Hull | B+ [4] |
Mo' Roots is the seventh studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. [1] The musician turned away from his normal fare to record a reggae inspired collection. [1]
All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated
Señor Blues is a 1997 studio album by blues musician Taj Mahal, featuring a cover of James Brown's "Think". It won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 40th Grammy Awards.
The Real Thing is a double live album by Taj Mahal, released in 1971. It was recorded on February 13, 1971 at the Fillmore East in New York City and features Taj Mahal backed by a band that includes four tuba players.
The Natch'l Blues is the second studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, released in 1968.
Satisfied 'n Tickled Too is the ninth studio album by Taj Mahal, and was released in 1976 on the Columbia Records label.
Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff is the fifth American blues studio album by Taj Mahal. Tracks 1-7 were recorded live; tracks 8-11 are studio recordings. The album cover shows a photograph of Taj Majal and Mississippi John Hurt taken by David Gahr backstage at the Newport Folk Festival in July, 1964.
Happy Just to Be Like I Am is the fourth studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Oooh So Good 'n Blues is the sixth studio American blues album by Taj Mahal.
Music Keeps Me Together is the eighth studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal. The album was remixed at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia by Jay Mark and Carl Paruolo.
Music Fuh Ya' is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, which was released in 1977.
Brothers is an album by American blues singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Taj Mahal. It was recorded in August 1976 at Conway Recorders Co. in Hollywood and released the following year by Warner Bros. Records. It is the soundtrack to the 1977 film Brothers, with songs that music critic Richie Unterberger described as being "in the mode that Mahal was usually immersed in during the mid-1970s: bluesy, low-key tunes with a lot of Caribbean influence, particularly in the steel drums."
Evolution is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, which was released in 1977.
Live & Direct is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal and the International Rhythm Band.
World Music is a compilation album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Dancing the Blues is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, released in 1993.
Mumtaz Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, N. Ravikiran and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
Phantom Blues is a studio album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Sacred Island is an album by American blues/world artist Taj Mahal, and the Hawaiian music group The Hula Blues Band.
Hanapepe Dream is an album by American blues/world artist Taj Mahal and Hawaiian music group The Hula Blues Band. It is the second mutual recording for Taj and that band after Sacred Island, aka Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues.
Mkutano Meets the Culture Musical Club of Zanzibar is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.
Shake Hands with Shorty is the debut studio album by American band North Mississippi Allstars. It was released on May 9, 2000 through Tone-Cool Records. It features contributions from Cedric and Garry Burnside, Othar Turner, Jim Dickinson, Jimmy Crosthwait, Richard "Hombre" Price, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Steve Selvidge, Jimbo Mathus, Tate County Singers, Stu Cole and Greg Humphreys. Recording sessions took place in 1999 at Zebra Ranch Studios in Tate County, Mississippi, except for Price's bass part on the song "K.C. Jones " was recorded at House of Bob. Production was handled by Cody and Luther Dickinson.
