A UNIQUE world of music event combining blues, rock and African music comes to Pontardawe with Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara performing at the Arts Centre on Friday, October 23 at 7.30pm.
The winners of the BBC’s World Music Award present Tell No Lies, a visceral electric fusion of Europe and Africa – a meeting of Western rock and African Griot. Adams’ driving guitar finds a perfect match in Gambian master musician and celebrated Griot Juldeh Camara’s hypnotic playing and powerful voice.
Adams brings Clash-style punk energy to West African trance rhythm while Camara – a Homeric bard who carries the traditions of his forefathers - creates a haunting sound with the riti (a single string violin).
The son of an itinerant diplomat, Adams formed The Invaders of the Heart together with Jah Wobble, and went on to create a legacy that spawned a multitude of reinventions from Robert Plant and Tinariwen to Natacha Atlas.
Tickets cost £10 or £9 for Valleys Roots. For more information or to book tickets contact the box office on 01792 863722 or buy your tickets online at www.pontardaweartscentre.com at your own convenience.
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