Justin Adams Explained

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Birth Name:Justin Alexander Adams[1]
Birth Date:22 July 1961
Birth Place:Westminster, London, England
Instrument:Guitar
Genre:World music
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:Mid-1980s–present
Past Member Of:The Impossible Dreamers

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.

In 2014, he performed with Robert Plant at Glastonbury Festival.[9]

Personal life

Adams and his wife have two children.[9]

Discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ASCAP ACE - Search . 11 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120513011626/http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300 . 13 May 2012 .
  2. Web site: Album review – Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara. RFI Musique. 17 August 2009. 15 July 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610195951/http://www.rfimusique.com/musiqueen/articles/116/article_8253.asp. 10 June 2015.
  3. Pegg, Warren. "Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, 19 June", The Argus, 19 June 2008; retrieved 28 June 2015.
  4. Gutierrez, Evan C. "Justin Adams Biography", Allmusic.com; retrieved 29 June 2015.
  5. Global Rhythm, Volume 13, Issues 11-12, World Marketing, p. 33
  6. Wagner, Vit (2005) "Take a bow, Robert Plant", Toronto Star, 8 July 2005, p. D11
  7. Perry, Andrew (2008) "Tinariwen: homesick blues for the desert", Daily Telegraph, 28 August 2008; retrieved 29 May 2011.
  8. Web site: Cross-Cultural Collaboration: Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara . . 28 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160316223518/http://www.songlines.co.uk/music-awards/pdf/SMA-2010-Adams-Camara.pdf . 16 March 2016 . 2010.
  9. Web site: Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant invites teenager to dance in front of Glastonbury crowds. Bath Chronicle. 3 July 2014. 18 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141110092627/http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Led-Zeppelin-legend-Robert-Plant-invites-teenager/story-21323959-detail/story.html. 10 November 2014.

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