Justin Adams and Mauro Durante

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm UTC-06:00

The Bur Oak | Madison

The Bur Oak
Publisher/HostThe Bur Oak
Justin Adams and Mauro Durante
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Doors 6:30PM / Show 7:30PM
$25ADV / $27DOS
Master musicians Justin Adams and Mauro Durante, who are rooted in very different musical traditions, bonded over a deep fascination with ancient trance rhythms. Together they play what could be described as trance blues from the Mediterranean and beyond.
Justin Adams, guitarist, producer and composer, has been a creator of wonders with Robert Plant in the Sensational Space Shifters. His production on landmark albums by Tinariwen and Rachid Taha highlights his feel for North African groove, while his award-winning collaborations with Juldeh Camara linked griot tradition with raw blues spirit. His work with artists such as Jah Wobble and Sinead O’Connor was infused with the spirit of post-punk London, while his solo guitar album “Ribbons” was cited by Songlines magazine among the top 50 albums of the past decade.
This collaboration with Mauro Durante stems from a concert led by Ludovico Einaudi, the legendary Notte de Taranta in Puglia, where the two first played together, recognizing kindred spirits in the trance rhythms of Taranta which transcend “melancolia” or the blues. Mauro Durante toured the world for many years with Ludovico Einaudi playing violin and frame drums. He is one of the leading players in the pizzica style of Southern Italy and leads Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, who have played great festivals all over the world. Last year they were featured in their own concert at the BBC Proms (where Justin Adams guested with them) and they won Best Group in the Songlines Music Awards.
The duo won Songlines magazine’s Best Fusion Artist award in 2022. Their 2024 CD titled “Sweet Release” was chosen as one of the best albums of 2024 by Songlines, il giornale della musica, Corriere del Mezzogiorno, Blogfoolk, Globofonie, Izvorišta, World Music Charts Europe, Transglobal World Music Chart, World Music Central, Podwireless – Local Music From Out There and many others.
Musics of the World Concert Series produced by Aural Grooves / Madison Music Review LLC.
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The Bur Oak, 2262 Winnebago St,Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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