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Alison Krauss and Robert Plant

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The reigning queen of bluegrass Alison Krauss teams up with the 1960s rock legend Robert Plant for an album of cover songs called Raising Sand. Krauss and Plant tell Kurt about their …

JuJu is made up of Justin Adams and Juldeh Camara, the band's founding members.

The music of JuJu is where West African tradition meets English punk

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Summer in the Global Village: Robert Plant and Gambian Riti Player Juldeh Camara

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Mali’s Festival in the Desert Wins a Freedom of Musical Expression Award

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