Michael Kiwanuka

Green Man festival review – the absurd, the wonderful and the otherworldly
From the magisterial glam rock of Yves Tumor to the comedy surf-pop of Melin Melyn, Green Man froths with positivity and subversion
Sophie Walker
22, Aug, 2022 @2:28 PM

Michael Kiwanuka review – patience is golden
This most unassuming of soul stars has had to wait a long time to tour his lushly produced eponymous album, and his return brings blissful escape
Kitty Empire
14, May, 2022 @1:00 PM

Brit awards 2022: Inflo is first non-white winner of producer of the year
Sault co-founder, who has worked with Adele and Little Simz, thanks ‘all the Black producers before me – I am you’
Safi Bugel
28, Jan, 2022 @12:01 AM

Abba to Zappa: pop, rock and classical music to look forward to in 2022
UK rap’s biggest star goes on tour, Wet Leg drop a deadpan debut and Rosalía gets into reggaeton. Here are the albums, concerts and tours the big hitters have in store
Alexis Petridis and Andrew Clements
30, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM

Sault: Nine review – a masterclass in anger and balm
The enigmatic collective’s fifth album in two years is another masterclass in confounding expectations
Kitty Empire
03, Jul, 2021 @1:00 PM

Live at Worthy Farm: follow along with Glastonbury’s livestreamed festival
With a lineup including Coldplay, Michael Kiwanuka, Haim and Wolf Alice, Glastonbury’s livestreamed show is the next best thing to being there. Follow along here as it airs online
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
22, May, 2021 @6:57 PM

Behind the scenes at Glastonbury’s Live at Worthy Farm – photo essay
We joined Wolf Alice, Michael Kiwanuka, Haim, Jorja Smith, the Mutoid Waste Company and others as they made the film that replaces the Glastonbury festival this year
David Levene (photography), essay by Laura Snapes
22, May, 2021 @10:00 AM

Glastonbury: PJ Harvey, Jarvis Cocker, George Ezra and Róisín Murphy join livestream bill
A narrative by Harvey, Cocker, Michael Eavis and others will link musical performances from around the site
Laura Snapes
12, May, 2021 @8:00 AM

Glastonbury live-stream festival: Coldplay, Michael Kiwanuka and Haim to perform
Damon Albarn, Idles, Jorja Smith, Kano, Wolf Alice and Honey Dijon will also appear at Live at Worthy Farm, a ticketed virtual event on 22 May
Laura Snapes
31, Mar, 2021 @6:50 AM

My perfect Christmas playlist, by Michael Kiwanuka, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Tim Burgess
Pop stars who lit up 2020 talk about their Christmas routines and share the tracks they turn to on the big day – scroll down to hear their choices
Jude Rogers
20, Dec, 2020 @10:00 AM

The 50 best albums of 2020, No 5: Sault – Untitled (Black Is)
The first of two incredible albums released by the band this year is weapons-grade R&B and luxuriates in being unapologetically Black
Lanre Bakare
14, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM

Michael Kiwanuka's Mercury win is well deserved: his is a sincere, superb album
His victory was broadcast to the masses on The One Show — let’s hope this brilliant musician will be further embraced by the mainstream
Alexis Petridis
24, Sep, 2020 @7:38 PM
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