Taj Mahal

May 17, 1942 · Harlem, New York, USA

Taj Mahal is an American blues musician, a self-taught singer-songwriter and film composer who plays the guitar, piano, banjo, and harmonica, among many other instruments.

Notable work

6.1
Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
as Entertainer
6.3
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
as Gatekeeper
7.8
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1994)
as Ellis Robinson (voice)

Often works with

Charlie Adler
2 titles together
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Duckman
Gregg Berger
2 titles together
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Duckman
Tim Curry
2 titles together
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Duckman
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Sylvia Kuumba Williams
2 titles together
Sounder, Sounder, Part 2
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Teddy Airhart
2 titles together
Sounder, Sounder, Part 2

Full filmography · 17

Feast Your Ears: The Story of WHFS 102.3 FM
as Performer
2023
Killer Diller
as J.R. Cox
2004
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Farther Along
cast
2003
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
as Swing Band Singer
20026
Songcatcher
as Dexter Speaks
20016.2
Outside Ozona
as Dix Mayal
1998
Six Days Seven Nights
as Entertainer
19986.1
Blind Willie's Blues: A Documentary Film
cast
1997
Once Upon a Time... When We Were Colored
as Mr. Will
1996
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as Gatekeeper
19916.3
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Bones
1987
Scott Joplin
as Poor Alfred
1977