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Drummer and percussionist who developed his own musical language as a composer

Just in time for your Christmas shopping: Guardian Australia’s critics and staff pick out the best of the best

There are far too many books about music, even though I’ve written a fair few myself. The market is starting to feel saturated; graze the music section on your local Waterstones and you’ll find endless biographies of bass players in long-forgotten prog rock groups, a multitude of cut-and-paste hagiographies and…

Shifting gears between Bach, Hendrix and Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kennedy and his quartet perform a characteristically wide-ranging and virtuosic set

Crime writer Ian Rankin searches out comics at Forbidden Planet, likes to catch a Spurs game when he’s in town and fancies being a live-in resident at Ronnie Scott’s

Other Lives: Session bass guitarist who played on many hit singles and albums

Kool & the Gang legend Robert ‘Kool’ Bell likes a classic night at Ronnie Scott’s, enjoys the InterContinental at the O2 and would take a boat down the Thames... and beyond

A new box set explores how the American singer – now beloved of Kylie and more – was embraced by swinging London. Those who knew her recall a star who gently trod her own path

"I don't want to play for bass players – I want to play for truckdrivers! I want people to dance!" The rise of a reluctant virtuoso

Now in their 80s and 90s, having faced down racism and neglect, musicians of Caribbean heritage are still centre stage in the adopted country where they’ve enriched music in so many ways

The footballer and presenter escaped a tough start to become an England legend and one of the BBC’s faces of football. As the Women’s World Cup approaches she talks finding her voice – and why she’s no victim