Sacred Island

Sacred Island is an album by the American blues/world artist Taj Mahal and the Hawaiian music group the Hula Blues Band, released in 1998.

The album peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart.

Production
"Coconut Man" is a rewrite of the Toots Hibbert song "Monkey Man"; "Betty and Dupree" is a cover of the Chuck Willis song.

Critical reception
The Edmonton Journal wrote that "the sounds of tenor, baritone, and Liliu ukuleles, Hawaiian steel guitar, pan pipes and slack-key guitars combine with the main man's National dobro and harmonica to create a wonderful musical trip thru the islands." The Dayton Daily News thought that "a gentle Calypso backbeat snakes its way through the project, creating a warm, laid-back, breezy feel." The San Diego Union-Tribune noted "the shock of hearing [the] first song: 'The New Calypsonians' sounds a bit like a gruff-voiced Mose Allison singing reggae at Don Ho's lounge."

Track listing
All tracks composed by Taj Mahal; except where indicated
 * 1) "The Calypsonians"
 * 2) "Coconut Man" (Frederic Hibbert)
 * 3) "Sacred Island (Moku La'a)"
 * 4) "Betty and Dupree" (Chuck Willis)
 * 5) "The New Hula Blues"
 * 6) "No Na Mamo" (Carlos Andrade)
 * 7) "Mailbox Blues"
 * 8) "Kanikapila" (Mahal, Rudy Costa, Kester Smith, Pancho Graham)