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Article: Howard Male 'Justin Adams perfectly captured Tinariwen's wiry, mercurial sound on their third album'
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- The Independent on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 30, 2007
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It has been Justin Adams' year. Having captured the Malian band
Tinariwen's wiry, mercurial sound perfectly on their third and best
album Aman Iman: Water is Life, the sometime Robert Plant guitarist
then grabbed his own instrument and collaborated with Gambian riti
player Juldeh Camara to produce Soul Science. On this - the cultural
crossover of the year - Adams somehow manages to have his cake and
eat it, by churning out versions of his favourite old rock riffs
(from Bo Diddley through to Beefheart) but still ending up with
something fresh and eclectic.
Staying with the African vibe, I was cheekily calling Segu Blue
by Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni Ba the African album of the year back ...