D'Angelo

Michael Eugene Archer (born February 11, 1974), better known by his stage name D'Angelo, is an American R&B and neo soul singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

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D'Angelo is known for his production and songwriting talents as much as for his vocal abilities, and often draws comparisons to his influencers, Marvin Gaye, and Prince. D'Angelo was one of the most influential artists during the rise of the neo-soul movement.

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His first two studio albums, Brown Sugar and Voodoo, have garnered much commercial and critical acclaim, and have been cited as "two of the most excellent and singular R&B albums of the past 15 years" . Rock critic Robert Christgau has dubbed him as "R&B Jesus"..

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Since the year 2000, D'Angelo has conducted no interviews, live performances or released any new material, save for minor collaborations with other artists, and sporadic unfinished demos leaked to the internet. A follow up album to Voodoo, has been rumoured and speculated since the mid-2000s but is still pending release or announcement.

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R&B: redirect Rhythm and blues...

Neo soul: Neo soul (also known as nu soul) is a musical genre that fuses contemporary R&B, 1970s style soul, and hip hop. It is the third major sub-genre of contemporary R&B, after the new jack swing of the late 1980s/ early 1990s and the hip-hop soul of the early to mid 1990s. The "neo soul" term, originate...

D'Angelo related Images and Photos (experimental)

Actors Beverly D'Angelo and Al Pacino at Film Society Tribute to Him	Angelo Particolare	Peggy Angelo	Saint Angelo Vineyard
Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's Rome	Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's from the Tiber	Rome Castel San Angelo	Henri Debain Jean Angelo and Marie-Louise Iribe: Marquitta 1927
St. Peter's and Ponte Sant Angelo The Vatican Rome Italy	The Tiber with the Castel Sant'angelo and St.Peter's Rome	Close-Up of Eroded Rocks Monte Sant'Angelo Gargano National Park Puglia Italy	New Rome with the Castel Sant'Angelo 1825