Janelle Monáe review – euphoric funk at the edge of megastardom

Manchester AcademyThe Kansas singer leavens her richly political worldview with humour, resulting in anthems of empowerment and sexual liberationFew gigs have as much spontaneous, joyful cheering as this first UK night of Janelle Monáe’s Dirty Computer tour. The cheering erupts when the star (or, at least, what appears to be the star) is wheeled in on a hospital trolley. Whoops greet her almost magical reappearance atop a plinth, in a red and plastic outfit and peaked cap, looking like...

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