Since the release of his international breakthrough Soro in 1987, the Malian singer-songwriter Salif Keita, possessed of a sweetly soulful tone, has been affectionately known
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Post your questions for Bonnie Raitt
She taught herself guitar in her teens by listening to Joan Baez and Bob Dylan – and her talent would later prompt BB King to
Bon Iver: Sable, Fable review – Justin Vernon’s most easy-going record yet
Last October’s Sable EP saw Justin Vernon return briefly to the sorrowful man-in-a-cabin vibes of Bon Iver’s breakthrough album, For Emma, Forever Ago. Now, the
Real Lies: We Will Annihilate Our Enemies review – lad laureate meets euphoric synths
The third album by London electronic duo Real Lies might be the perfect record for our unseasonably warm spring. Beneath its chilly 1990s and 2000s
Negros Tou Moria: Mavri Ellada review | Ammar Khalia’s global album of the month
As far-right political parties have risen in Greece in recent years, young artists from Athens’ migrant communities have been using hip-hop to channel their anger.
Valerie June: Owls, Omens and Oracles review – a soul-recharging exercise in radical positivity
While current global events would seem more likely to inspire dark or depressed music, the Tennessee-based, Grammy-nominated, Bob Dylan-favoured Americana singer-songwriter Valerie June is pushing
‘My players are Olympians’: meet Bradford legends the Black Dyke Brass Band
It’s the smell that hits you first. One hundred and seventy years of slide grease and valve oil hang pungent in the air. Outside, it’s
‘Have the courage to walk away’: Bon Iver on romance, retirement and his rapturous new record
Justin Vernon would rather not be doing any of this. Releasing a new Bon Iver album, promoting it. He absolutely isn’t going to tour it.
Pulp: Spike Island review – Jarvis Cocker and co’s joyous second coming
It seems weirdly fitting that Pulp have premiered their first album in 24 years with a song that appears to fret about the validity of
Sinners review – Ryan Coogler’s deep-south gonzo horror down at the crossroads
Ryan Coogler is the film-maker and hit-maker who started in social realism with his debut Fruitvale Station, became the Wakandan emperor of super heroism with