The Lives of Women: Justin Adams with Anneli Drecker and "Wassoulou"

English guitarist Justin Adams brings us today's random tune. Adams in blues and African styles, and he started his career in the band The Impossible Dreamers. He also worked for a time with Jah Wobble in his group Invaders of the Heart. Adams also co-wrote Robert Plant's 2005 album Mighty Rearranger, and has partnered with Gambian griot Juldeh Camara on four albums. This song, Wassoulou, is from his 2017 album Ribbons. He is joined on the song by Norwegian singer and actor Anneli Drecker, who fronts the dream pop band Bel Canto. The title of the song refers to a region in western Africa distinguished by a style of call and response music performed mostly by women on traditional instrumentation with themes around childbearing, fertility and polygamy.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Adams; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneli_Drecker