robert plant

Robert Plant's collaborations have been as classy as they are imaginative. The man's got a great ear and obviously the influence for picking quality musicians for the recent solo albums and live performances. In the last few years he's shown up at the WOMAD festival as part of The Sensational Space Shifters, an esoteric lineup leaning into world music combined with his rock and blues roots. He still plays many of the Zeppelin songs but always gives them a new approach. The voice is in fine form.
The guitarist Justin Adams has been a long standing collaborator of Plant's and has previously worked with Brian Eno, Sinéad O'Connor, Lo'Jo and musicians from African, Arabic and Irish traditions.
The addition of Griot master musician Juldeh Camara playing the riti (or nyanyeru) to Plant's group adds a dynamic that only the African musicians can deliver. The blues comes from the heart of their music and Plant knows it.
Here they play a mighty version of Bukka White's 'Fixin' To Die' at the 2009 WOMAD festival. They also performed this at the 2012 event.