John Lewis

John McLaughlin: “I need structure in order to leave structure”

What lies behind the virtuoso visionary's lifelong quest for transcendence? “I wanted to make music that takes you into the stratosphere,” he tells us

Black Flower – Magma

Belgian fusionists embark on an immersive electronic voyage

Houeida Hedfi – Fleuves de l’ me

A flowing pan-Arabic voyage

Damon Albarn – The Nearer The Fountain, More Pure The Stream Flows

A second solo LP: started in Iceland, soaked in English melancholy

Damon Albarn: “Change is necessary”

Albarn on Tony Allen, cormorants, solar flares and an abandoned cruise ship

Little Simz – Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Epic fourth album by the award-winning north London rapper

Sault – Nine

Fifth LP in two years from the mysterious London soul collective

Rockumentary: Evolution of Indian Rock

Rock doc full of top bands but omitting much

Spirits Rejoice – African Spaces

Rare South African jazz-rock majesty from 1977

Sons Of Kemet – Black To The Future

Militant and dancefloor-friendly
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