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
Gladys Knight review – empress of soul whips her crowd into euphoria
Uplifting anthems came laden with poignant nostalgia on a night where the vivacious veteran showed no sign of stopping
Prince: Originals review – his hits, his way
These guide demos of his own songs, recorded by other artists, show just how brilliant and casually confident Prince was
Mark Ronson: Late Night Feelings review – the tracks of his tears
Midas-touch producer’s divorce album moves from reggaeton to yacht pop with vocalists Yebba, Miley Cyrus and more – it’s oddly old-fashioned
Dur-Dur Band review – rapturous welcome for lost Somali funk
The 80s Mogadishu group were unknown in the west for decades. Now they sound determined to savour the spotlight
Field Day review – Skepta and Jorja Smith impress in London’s edgelands
The sound isn’t always up to standard in Field Day’s new Tottenham home, but Diplo, Deerhunter and Death Grips are among those who transcend it
Mavis Staples: We Get By review – fearsome, eclectic, and on fine form
She may be 80 in July, but Staples is more heartfelt and expressive than ever here, in new songs of struggle and unity
Steve Lacy: Apollo XXI review – a casually confident kaleidoscope
Lacy brings indie, soul, rock and rap to his self-assured debut, full of hooks and attitude
Jamila Woods: Legacy! Legacy! review – joyful, loving testimony to black artists
Woods’s free-spirited second album pays earwormy homage to the likes of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Eartha Kitt and Miles Davis
Rosie Lowe: YU review – seductive, minimalist soul probes power balance
Lowe’s second album is full of hushed and classy electronica, with questions of power and female agency never far away
Matt Martians: The Last Party review – an immersive summer breeze
Best known as co-founder of LA soul group the Internet, Matt Martians is a producer, singer and songwriter whose work deals largely in luxe, breezy sonics. On this second solo album, his immersive soul-jazz sounds are permeated by themes of … Continue reading
Marvin Gaye: You’re the Man review – ‘lost album’ sits at crossroads of soul
Remixed and repackaged collection finds a troubled artist caught between the socially conscious What’s Going On and the Motown machine
Solange: When I Get Home – the Snapchat album
Solange Knowles’s tantalising fourth album conjures fragments and fleeting impressions that get inside your head