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Picks of the week
Black Sabbath on reconciling for their final gig – and how Ozzy is living through hell
‘I don’t want to die in a hotel room somewhere’  
Black Sabbath on reconciling for their final gig – and how Ozzy is living through hell
Heavy metal’s godfathers are preparing a star-studded farewell – but will Ozzy Osbourne, after ‘horrendous’ surgery, be well enough to perform? In their first interview for two decades, the original lineup talk about their hopes and fears for rock’s ultimate gig
Today in Focus  
How Kneecap became the most controversial band in the UK
‘Do something with your actions. Don’t just write a cheque'  
Bonnie Raitt on activism, making men cry and 38 years of sobriety
‘Jazz isn’t about perfection’  
Drummer Billy Cobham on Miles Davis, Massive Attack and still learning at 80
Reviews
Alexis Petridis's album of the week  
Model/Actriz: Pirouette – ​sweat-spattered New Yorkers are the stuff of adoring cult fandom
Model/Actriz: Pirouette – ​sweat-spattered New Yorkers are the stuff of adoring cult fandom
Jazz album of the month  
Sun-Mi Hong: Fourth Page: Meaning of a Nest – storytelling and adventure from feted Korean jazz composer
Jenny Hval  
Iris Silver Mist – intoxicating tribute to the emotive pull of memory
Spotlight
Mongolian musician Enji on her beguiling, border-crossing music
‘I felt caught between cultures’  
Mongolian musician Enji on her beguiling, border-crossing music
She started singing in her family’s yurt before a Goethe-Institut residency led her to jazz and life in Munich. The distance from home is ‘bittersweet’ – but both styles, she says, are about trusting your instinct
Classical
‘Music is never fixed in me’  
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason on surviving a ‘volcano of racism’
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason on surviving a ‘volcano of racism’
Album review  
Elgar: The Kingdom – respectful and admirable, but this is still a work hard to love
Elgar: The Kingdom – respectful and admirable, but this is still a work hard to love
Album review  
Kurtág: Játékok – Aimard is perfect guide to major set of piano miniatures
Kurtág: Játékok – Aimard is perfect guide to major set of piano miniatures
Live review  
RPO/Petrenko – a blistering, multi-hued Shostakovich
RPO/Petrenko – a blistering, multi-hued Shostakovich
Add to playlist
Add to playlist  
Add to playlist: Gelli Haha’s playful dance-pop and the week’s best new tracks
Add to playlist: Gelli Haha’s playful dance-pop and the week’s best new tracks
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