Mumtaz Mahal (album)

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Mumtaz Mahal
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N. Ravikiran (chitravina), Taj Mahal (guitar), Vishna Mohan Bhatt (mohan veena)
Studio album by
Taj Mahal
ReleasedMay 16, 1995 [1]
StudioChrist the King Chapel, St. Anthony's Seminary, Santa Barbara, California
Genre Blues
Label Water Lily Acoustics
Producer Kavichandran Alexander, Dr. Dilip Raval
Taj Mahal chronology
Dancing the Blues
(1993)		Mumtaz Mahal
(1995)		 Phantom Blues
(1996)
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Mumtaz Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal, N. Ravikiran and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Coming of the Mandinka"
  2. "Come On in My Kitchen"
  3. "Rolling on the Sea"
  4. "Mary Don't You Weep"
  5. "Stand by Me"
  6. "Johnny Too Bad"
  7. "Curry and Quartertones" [1]

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mumtaz Mahal - Taj Mahal | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ↑ Russell, Tony; Smith, Chris (2006). The Penguin Guide to Blues Recordings . Penguin. p. 624. ISBN   978-0-140-51384-4.
  3. ↑ "Mumtaz Mahal - Taj Mahal | Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved May 24, 2021.
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