TajMo

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TajMo
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
Studio
Genre Blues
Taj Mahal chronology
Labor of Love
(2016)
TajMo
(2017)
Taj Mahal Live – Live American Radio Broadcast AKA Johnny Too Bad – Live American Radio Broadcast
(2020)
Keb' Mo' chronology
Keb' Mo' Live – That Hot Pink Blues Album
(2016)
TajMo
(2017)
Oklahoma
(2019)

TajMo is a joint album by the American blues musicians Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo'. It was released May 5, 2017, [1] and won the 2018 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. [2] TajMo is the twenty-sixth studio album by Taj Mahal and the thirteenth by Keb' Mo'.

Contents

The pair sat in with Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on April 18, 2017 to promote the album. [3] The performance featured the song "All Around The World". [4]

Track listing

TajMo track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Don't Leave Me Here" Gary Nicholson, Kevin R. Moore, Taj Mahal 5:03
2."She Knows How to Rock Me"William Lee Perryman2:40
3."All Around the World"Chic StreetMan, Moore3:22
4."Om Sweet Om (featuring Lizz Wright)"John Lewis Parker, Moore, Om Johari3:36
5."Shake Me in Your Arms" Billy Nichols 5:58
6."That's Who I Am"Al Anderson, Moore, Leslie Satcher 4:16
7."Diving Duck Blues" John Estes 4:28
8."Squeeze Box" Pete Townshend 3:16
9."Ain't Nobody Talkin"Parker, Moore4:00
10."Soul"Moore, Taj Mahal5:58
11."Waiting on the World to Change" John Mayer 2:43
Total length:45:21

Personnel

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References

  1. "TajMo – Taj Mahal,Keb' Mo' | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 28, 2017.
  2. Lynch, Joe (November 28, 2017). "Grammys 2018: See the Complete List of Nominees". Billboard . Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  3. Kerzner, Barry (April 18, 2017). "Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' on The Late Show Tonight". American Blues Scene. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. "Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo' Perform "All Around the World" with Jon Batiste". Vimeo. Retrieved February 28, 2021.