Upcoming concerts and festivals

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, April 18, O2 Academy, Leeds, then touring

Two standout albums of recent times, D'Angelo's Black Messiah and Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly, are imbued with the spirit of funk's madcap genius, George Clinton. He's still touring, taking us back to the psychedelic source of it all, the intoxicating music of his bands Funkadelic and Parliament. Ludovic Hunter-Tilney

o2academyleeds.co.uk, 0844 477 2000

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Godspeed You! Black Emperor, April 19, O2 ABC, Glasgow, then touring

Canadian post-rockers Godspeed You! Black Emperor arrive with their latest dissident tract, Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress, an apocalyptic clarion call in which massed ranks of guitars stand in for the trumpets of Jericho. Although bracingly ascetic in outlook, the collective put on spectacular live shows, an intense melding of sound and images. LHT

o2abcglasgow.co.uk, 0844 477 2000

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Toyah & The Humans, April 18, 100 Club, London, and touring

Toyah Willcox steps aside from the 1980s heritage circuit to play the non-hits with her band The Humans, an intriguing experimental unit comprising ex-REM drummer Bill Rieflin and guitarist Chris Wong. They're touring their latest album, Strange Tales. LHT

the100club.co.uk, 0844 249 1000

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Staatskapelle Berlin, April 20-21, Royal Festival Hall, London

After the Wagnerian tour de force of their Ring cycle at the BBC Proms Daniel Barenboim and the Staatskapelle Berlin can do no wrong in London. They return this week for a pair of concerts on the South Bank, Beethoven (with Martha Argerich) and Strauss in the first, Tchaikovsky (with Lisa Batiashvili) and Elgar in the second. Richard Fairman

southbankcentre.co.uk, 0844 875 0073

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Lang Lang, April 20 and 22, Royal Albert Hall, London

It used to be thought adventurous for a solo classical musician to play the Royal Albert Hall. Lang Lang, buoyed by a huge wave of Chinese and international supporters, will play there twice. His programme of solo piano music by Bach, Tchaikovsky and Chopin can be heard on Monday and Wednesday. RF

royalalberthall.com, 0845 401 5034

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Elgar and Tippett, April 23, Symphony Hall, Birmingham

The premiere of Tippett's Symphony No 2 came a cropper when the orchestra broke down in the middle of a live relay. Edward Gardner and the City of Birmingham Orchestra will be putting their best feet forwards in this concert, which pairs the symphony with Elgar's Cello Concerto. RF

thsh.co.uk, 0121 345 0600

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Sidsel Endresen and Jan Bang, April 22, Kings Place, London

Sidsel Endresen's mesmerising vocals mix muttered gibberish with pure-toned folk and sophisticated jazz with mews and yowls. Here she finds the perfect accomplice, fellow Norwegian Jan Bang, a sympathetic wizard of texture and beats. Mike Hobart

kingsplace.co.uk, 020 7520 1490

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La Linea, April 21-May 1, London, various venues

The festival of Latin American music reaches its quinceanera this year, and is focusing on the music of Mexico (including Mexrrissey, a tour with reinterpretations of the songs of Morrissey). Uruguayan Jorge Drexler plays the Union Chapel on April 21. David Honigmann

comono.co.uk/la-linea, 0871 220 0260

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