The Vogue

Taj Mahal is a musical legend with a six-decade career, nearly 50 albums, and four Grammy Awards. He is set to receive Recording Academy’s 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award and is known for his work with the Rolling Stones, Etta James, Angelique Kidjo, and Ziggy Marley."

Taj Mahal doesn't wait for permission. If a sound intrigues him, he sets out to make it. If origins mystify him, he moves to trace them. If rules get in his way, he unapologetically breaks them. To Taj, convention means nothing, but traditions are holy. He has pushed music and culture forward, all while looking lovingly back.