Thursday, January 16th, 2025
D’Angelo helped usher in the neo-soul movement, updating the sounds of 70s R&B for the hip-hop generation, with his debut in 1995. Five years later, he put out Voodoo – an album that musicians like Janelle Monáe and Frank Ocean still draw on today. On the next World Cafe, correspondent John Morrison talks about D’Angelo’s lasting influence as Voodoo turns twenty-five years old.
Photo by Mark Guthrie