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Last week, the soul music titan D’Angelo — a singer of startling and casual virtuosity who was an architect of what came to be known as neo-soul — died at 51.
He released three studio albums, each a striking shift at its time: “Brown Sugar,” in 1995, which synthesized hip-hop’s textures and rhythms with the power of ’60s and ’70s soul; “Voodoo,” in 2000, a thick funk and soul opus with an eye on Prince; and “Black Messiah,” from 2014, a long-gestating work that confronted America’s political landscape head-on.
On this week’s Popcast, we delve into D’Angelo’s impactful but short career with two esteemed journalists, both of whom had the unique opportunity to interview him twice.
Guests:
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Touré, a renowned music journalist and host of Rap Latte
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Joseph Patel, an influential music journalist and producer of the documentary “Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)”
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