English guitarist and composer (born 1961)
Justin Adams
Adams performing in 2009
Birth name Justin Alexander Adams
[1] Born (1961-07-22 ) 22 July 1961 (age 62)
Westminster , London, EnglandGenres
World music Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Guitar Years active Mid-1980s–present Labels Formerly of The Impossible Dreamers
Musical artist
Justin Alexander Adams (born 22 July 1961)
[2] is an 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.
[3]
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 .
[4]
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
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.
[3]
[4]
[5]
[6]
[7]
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 'Cross-Cultural Collaboration' award),
[8] 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 album of
Rachid Taha .[
citation needed ]
In 2014, he performed with
Robert Plant at
Glastonbury Festival .
[9]
Personal life
Adams and his wife have two children.
[9]
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
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"ASCAP ACE - Search" . Archived from
the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012 .
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"Album review – Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara" . RFI Musique. 17 August 2009. Archived from
the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2014 .
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a
b Pegg, Warren.
"Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, 19 June" ,
The Argus , 19 June 2008; retrieved 28 June 2015.
^
a
b Gutierrez, Evan C. "
Justin Adams Biography ", Allmusic.com; retrieved 29 June 2015.
^
Global Rhythm , Volume 13, Issues 11-12, World Marketing, p. 33
^ Wagner, Vit (2005) "Take a bow, Robert Plant",
Toronto Star , 8 July 2005, p. D11
^ Perry, Andrew (2008) "
Tinariwen: homesick blues for the desert ",
Daily Telegraph , 28 August 2008; retrieved 29 May 2011.
^
"Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara" (PDF) .
Songlines . 2010. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2021 .
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a
b
"Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant invites teenager to dance in front of Glastonbury crowds" .
Bath Chronicle . 3 July 2014. Archived from
the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014 .
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