Justin Adams & Mauro Durante
UK / Italy
Master musicians from different backgrounds, Justin Adams and Mauro Durante are united by their deep connection to ancient trance music. Together, their musical dialogue creates simple melodies and haunting repetitive patterns equally suited to dancing and daydreaming. Guitarist-producer Adams started his career in the days of post-punk but has since infused his playing with old blues, Arabic and African music, folk and more, working along the way with artists like Jah Wobble, Tinariwen and Robert Plant. Durante, a vocalist, violinist and percussionist, best known for working with Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino and Ludovico Einaudi, is a specialist in taranta and pizzica (southern Italian folk music). Their beautiful debut Still Moving was recorded in one session, straight to tape, between 2020 lockdowns.
Workshop:
At the trance heart of this duo’s intoxicating minimal sound are diverse roots traditions. Justin and Mauro will discuss and demonstrate the Taranta rhythms and sounds from Southern Italy and how they relate to Africa, Mississippi and the spirit of rock and roll.
Sat
7:45pm
Moreton Bay Stage