12 Mar 2024

Music feature: The music of D'Angelo

From Afternoons, 2:30 pm on 12 March 2024

D'Angelo is a singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who was at the forefront of the neo-soul movement in the 1990s.

His three studio albums have received universal critical acclaim and have seen him compared to the likes of Prince, Stevie Wonder and Sly Stone.

Despite this reputation, he is known as a reclusive figure who rarely releases new music or sets foot on a stage.

RNZ producer Sam Hollis is a super fan, he's with Jesse to go through D'Angelo's music.

LAS VEGAS, NV - AUGUST 21: Recording artist D'Angelo performs at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on August 21, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.   Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Ethan Miller / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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