Justin Alexander Adams (born 22 July 1961) is an England, English guitarist and composer who works in blues and African styles.
Biography
Born in London, the son of a diplomat, Adams spent some of his early childhood growing up in Egypt, before returning with his family to England.
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"Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, 19 June"
''The Argus (Brighton), The Argus'', 19 June 2008; retrieved 28 June 2015.
He began his career in music in the 1980s with the band The Impossible Dreamers. He then joined Jah Wobble's Invaders of the Heart.
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Justin Adams Biography
, Allmusic.com; retrieved 29 June 2015.
His first solo album was ''Desert Road'' in 2001, and he also wrote the score for Elaine Proctor's 2000 film ''Kin (film), Kin''.
Adams co-wrote the 2005 Robert Plant album ''Mighty ReArranger'', and is a producer. He has worked with Saharan desert blues group Tinariwen, whose first and third albums he produced, Robert Plant's Strange Sensation band, and has collaborated with Brian Eno, Sinéad O'Connor, Lo'Jo and musicians from African, Arabic and Irish traditions.
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Tinariwen: homesick blues for the desert
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From 2007, he collaborated with Gambian griot Juldeh Camara (sometimes under the name 'JUJU'), resulting in the albums ''Soul Science'', ''Tell No Lies'' (which won a ''Songlines (magazine), Songlines'' 'Cross-Cultural Collaboration' award),
''The Trance Sessions'', and ''In Trance''. He also recorded with Ben Mandelson and Lu Edmonds as Les Triaboliques, releasing the album ''rivermudtwilight'' (2009). He produced the 2013 ''Zoom (Rachid Taha album), Zoom'' album of Rachid Taha.
In 2014, he performed with Robert Plant at Glastonbury Festival.
Personal life
Adams and his wife have two children.
Discography
*''Desert Road'' (2001), Wayward
*''Kin: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2001), Wayward
*''Soul Science'' (2007), Wayward - Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
*''Tell No Lies'' (2009), Real World Records, Real World - Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
*''rivermudtwilight'' (2009), World Village - Les Triaboliques
*''The Trance Sessions'' (2010), Real World - Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara
*''In Trance'' (2011), Real World - JUJU
*''Ribbons'' (2017), Wayward/DJA Records - Justin Adams & Anneli Drecker
*''Still Moving'' (2021), Rough Trade - Justin Adams & Mauro Durante
References
External links
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Justin Adamsstatistics and tagging at Last.FM
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Living people
1961 births
People from Westminster
English male guitarists
Musicians from London
Date of birth missing (living people)