Coming from different countries, cultures and even generations, Justin Adams & Mauro Durante have developed a common musical language which is steeped in reference to tradition but is innovative and outward-looking.To provide insight into their working practice they will each talk about their formative musical lives, Durante as the son and musical heir of Daniele Durante, the Puglian Folk revivalist of Taranta music, Adams, who had lived on four continents by the time he was 16 years old, and has lived a musical life that has taken him from Punk to Rajasthan, via the Sahara Desert.

They will each discuss their approach to tradition, and what attracts them to working outside of their “home” music, as well as the potential pitfalls in working across cultures. Durante’s relationship with the Trance healing roots of Taranta are mirrored in Adams’ work with Gnawa and West African Griot Masters, and the relevance of these ancient traditions to 21st Century music making will be a central theme.