On September 30, 2008, “Heads Up International” label released “Maestro”, the 26^th Taj Mahal album. It was recorded in 2008, and was produced by Taj Mahal and The Phantom Blues Band.

Personnel:

• Taj Mahal – vocals, guitar, harmonica, ukulele
• Louie Pérez – guitar
• Johnny Lee Schell – guitar
• Cesar Rosas – guitar
• Leo Nocentelli – guitar
• David Hidalgo – guitar
• Jason Mozersky – guitar
• Takeshi Akimoto – guitar
• Fred Lunt – guitar
• Carlos Andrade – guitar
• Mike Finnigan – keyboards
• Jason Yates – keyboards
• Michael Hyde – keyboards
• Mick Weaver – keyboards, organ
• Henry Butler – piano
• Steve Berlin – organ
• Ivan Neville – organ
• Larry Fulcher – bass
• Conrad Lozano – bass
• Bill Rich – bass
• Jesse Ingalls – bass
• Paul “Pablo” Stennett – bass
• George Porter – bass
• Pancho Graham – acoustic bass, guitar
• Tony Braunagel – drums
• Cougar Estrada – drums
• Raymond Weber – drums
• Carlton “Santa” Davis – drums
• Kester Smith – drums, percussions
• Michael Jerome – drums, percussions
• Angel Roché Jr. – percussions
• Debra Dobkin – percussions
• Toumani Diabaté – kora
• Joe Sublette – tenor and baritone saxophone
• Rudy Costa – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Darrel Leonard – trombone
• Angela Wellman – trombone
• Billy Branch – harmonica
• Pat Cockett – ukulele
• Bassekou Kouyate – ngoni, xalam
• Ziggy Marley – vocals
• Angélique Kidjo – vocals
• Ben Harper – vocals
• Jack Johnson – vocals
• C.C. White – backing vocals
• Pebbles Phillips – backing vocals
• Tracy Hazzard – backing vocals

Track listing:

1. Scratch My Back – James Moore
2. Never Let You Go – Deva Mahal, Taj Mahal
3. Dust Me Down – Ben Harper
4. Further On Down the Road – Jesse Edwin Davis III, Taj Mahal
5. Black Man Brown Man – Taj Mahal
6. Zanzibar – Angélique Kidjo, Taj Mahal
7. TV Mama – Lou Willie Turner
8. I Can Make You Happy – Taj Mahal
9. Slow Drag – Taj Mahal
10. Hello Josephine – Dave Bartholomew, Antoine Domino
11. Strong Man Holler – Taj Mahal
12. Diddy Wah Diddy – Ellas McDaniel, Willie Dixon
13. Mambo No. 5 – Taj Mahal
14. On A Little Bamboo Bridge – Taj Mahal