Justin Alexander Adams (born 22 July 1961) is an English guitarist and composer who works in

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and African styles.

Biography

Born in London, the son of a

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'' 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

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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''. Adams co-wrote the 2005

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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

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band, and has collaborated with

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, Lo'Jo and musicians from African, Arabic and Irish traditions.Perry, Andrew (2008)
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'', 28 August 2008; retrieved 29 May 2011. From 2007, he collaborated with

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Juldeh Camara Juldeh Camara (born 1966, Basse, Gambia) is a griot, as well as an internationally followed blues musician and recording artist who has appeared on 21 albums. He is known for his instrumental virtuosity and for his collaborations with European, ...

(sometimes under the name 'JUJU'), resulting in the albums ''Soul Science'', ''Tell No Lies'' (which won a '' Songlines'' 'Cross-Cultural Collaboration' award), ''The Trance Sessions'', and ''In Trance''. He also recorded with

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and Lu Edmonds as Les Triaboliques, releasing the album ''rivermudtwilight'' (2009). He produced the 2013 '' Zoom'' album of Rachid Taha. In 2014, he performed with

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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 - 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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