Flora Purim: If You Will review – a happy 80th birthday return
The first lady of Brazilian music is back with a celebratory album that keeps it in the family
Justin Adams and Mauro Durante: Still Moving review – a bravura performance
(Ponderosa)From blazing rock-outs to aching love songs, this inspired duo deliver a thrilling and spontaneous set
The Black Keys: Delta Kream review – stripped-back simmering blues
Returning to the simpler joys of their early records, the Ohio duo’s 10th album covers songs by the north Mississippi artists that continue to inspire them
Van Morrison: Latest Record Project Volume 1 review – depressing rants by tinfoil milliner
The veteran bluesman loudly wakes up the sheeple with this boring and paranoid double album, reminiscent of a dinner party with a bitter divorcee
Witch Camp (Ghana): I’ve Forgotten Now Who I Used To Be review – magical sound of the marginalised
(Six Degrees)Sung in little-spoken Ghanaian dialects, these haunting, spontaneous songs by women accused of witchcraft are unlike anything you have ever heard
Van Morrison review – transcending the pandemic with mystic soul
Morrison brings warmth to the cold space of a socially distanced theatre, leaving aside his anti-lockdown songs for a thrillingly extemporised set
Jake Blount: Spider Tales review – instant classic reinstates folk’s black, queer roots
This debut album uses limber banjo and fiddle to delve into subversive stories of violence and survival
Mick Fleetwood review – rousing all-star celebration of Peter Green
A surprise appearance by original Fleetwood Mac member Jeremy Spencer was just one of the highlights in a concert where Noel Gallagher, Steven Tyler and others paint Green’s blues
The Teskey Brothers review – Aussie blues revivalists let the good times roll
With their blend of Muscle Shoals soul, boogie-woogie and pub rock, the Teskey Brothers are trapped in the past – but make gorgeous music nonetheless
Woodford folk festival review – a much-needed moment of positivity and reprieve
Woodford, QueenslandDespite dodging the brunt of the extreme weather, attendees at the 34th annual folk festival had the future on their minds
Ronnie Wood review – Chuck Berry tribute show neither rocks nor rolls
Lulu and Imelda May bring powerhouse guest vocals but the Rolling Stone can’t match up in this mediocre homage
Brittany Howard: Jaime review – Alabama Shakes singer’s luminous neo-soul
A wonderful solo debut takes in race, religion and boozy excess, all with searing lyricism
Lucinda Williams review – battle-scarred alt.country star burns bright
The singer brings poignancy and raw feeling to this revealing celebration of her defining album Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Amadou and Mariam; the Blind Boys of Alabama review – soulful energy
Sets by the Malian husband and wife and a group dating back to the 30s featured fine harmonising and inspired guitar solos
75 Dollar Bill: I Was Real review – impossible to place, easy to enjoy
The instrumental duo have made a gloriously unorthodox album of blues inflected from all corners of the globe