"Soul Science" on John Schaefer's WNYC Soundcheck

Soul Science tracks included on "New Sounds" on WNYC's Soundcheck with John Schaefer on May 12th. You can listen to the show here.

For this New Sounds, there's world music from Justin Adams & Juldeh Camara's record "Soul Science," along with something from …

R.I.P. Bo Diddley! His Influence Lives On

Legendary blues musician Bo Diddley passed away this week at age 79. Known for creating the "Bo Diddley beat", which applied the Cuban clavé beat to the electric guitar, Diddley wrote his songs around driving rhythms, with few chord changes, a style often …

Blog Critics review "this amazing record"

"One of my favorite current CDs is the newest release from guitarist Justin Adams, Soul Science...

Justin's an amazing rock/blues guitarist who's time spent immersed in the music of Algeria, Morocco and Mali, blended with Camara's own roots has created this …

Stephen Humphries on "Soul Science": "a natural chemistry that bubbles to a boil"

"I'm also knocked out by "Soul Science," the new album by Justin Adams (guitarist in Robert Plant's band, Strange Sensation) and Juldeh Camara, a Griot player from Gambia. Adams is British, but his guitar work is influenced by the sounds of West Africa. Adams and …

Leap in the Dark review: "the best meeting of musical minds"

"Since I started reviewing music that falls into the catch all category of World Music, I've heard some of the most amazing combinations of sound...But I don't think any of them could have prepared me for the music that I heard on the new release from the World …

"Soul Science" on The Music Box: "alluring, enticing, and challenging"

"Soul Science is a slow-burning album that reveals its many surprises and innovations gradually. It is a collaboration between Justin Adams -- the guitarist in Strange Sensation, Robert Plant's backing band -- and Juldeh Camara -- a griot from Gambia who plays a …

"Soul Science" on Afropop: "quintessentially African & entirely at home in the blues"

"Here's an invigorating entry in the growing African blues sub-genre. Maverick UK producer/guitarist Justin Adams has been Robert Plant's guitarist in recent years, and he produced all three albums by desert rock trail blazers Tinariwen of Mali. The Soul Science …

"Soul Science" in All About Jazz: "Distorted Guitars, African Grooves & Gritty Spike Fiddles"

Distorted Guitars, African Grooves, and Gritty Spike Fiddles: Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara Unlock the Science of the Soul

"...For Adams, Soul Science gave him the welcome opportunity to channel different sides of his musical personality. Years of playing …

Featured in Songlines Magazine!

An interview with Justin Adams is featured in the June issue of Songlines, in "Grooves: The Music Behind the People Behind the Music". Read it here!