The Bronx rapper’s tracks have been designed for catchiness and brevity, but some fall prey to monotony
The jazz fusion pioneer employs a specially designed baritone guitar to offer psychedelic sounds and eclectic effects
This compilation includes many of the movement’s big hitters and includes artists from as far afield as Switzerland and Brittany
Singing excerpts from five operas, the rising star mezzo sounds as gloriously full-voiced as she does live
French master Gaspard Le Roux’s suites for two harpsichords are elegantly revived by these duelling instrumentalists
The spruced-up version of this folk-rock classic is accompanied by a surround-sound version and a 1974 live set
The band formerly known as Slaves are funnier and bleaker than before on their grief-inflected latest
The veteran provocateur’s 12th album has tight beats and wide-ranging targets
The Nigerian rapper shows he’s ready for primetime with an eclectic and impressively polished second album
The Trinidad-born, London-raised rapper’s personal experiences as a migrant come front and centre
The North Carolina musician turns fragmentary music from across the Deep South into modern songs with an array of guests
Performances are full of life and Robert Levin remains quick-witted as soloist
This debut album shows the artist on swaggering form, scattering punchlines with mature confidence
Mark Elder and the LSO are compelling in this epic, little-performed work from the Aix festival
The hip-hop star pulls no punches in this self-funded release, the first from her own label
Jazz meets a vibrant range of influences in the Korean-American bandleader’s third album
In a mesmerising collaboration, the two musicians entwine very different styles
The Guatemalan musician’s new record offers art-pop songs that are affecting, engrossing and richly textured
The Melbourne quartet’s fourth album is irrepressibly joyous and alluringly weird
Neil Tennant and David Gilmour are among the many notable guests in this diverse and intriguing programme of music
The fivesome’s debut album has the roaring momentum of a young band ready to go
The group’s debut album makes careful and artful use of controversial ingredients
The conductor and the Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro alla Scala capture the Italianate splendour of ‘Inno delle nazioni’ and ‘Quattro pezzi sacri’
The drummer shows off his post-production skills on a record where influences range from Miles Davis to early dub
The baritone brings out the darker side of the composer’s vocal writing in a recording for his centenary