Last year D’Angelo started doing shows again. Earlier this year he had a sit down with writer Nelson George, hosted by Red Bull, the forum was orchestrated by Questlove via his relationship with the beverage company. The Roots’ frontman has been doing events with Red Bull for the past few years now.
Michael D’Angelo Archer’s forthcoming release is titled “Black Messiah.” Does that mean D is proclaiming himself as the “Black Messiah” of music? I don’t think that what he’s saying, but perhaps, as a visual featured in a Pitchfork story reads: “All we wanted was a chance to talk ‘stead all we got was outlined in chalk.” This statement speaks volumes considering the atrocities we are currently experiencing in our society. A “Messiah” through music would provide tremendous healing, potentially to millions, but our deliverance is not upon us yet.
There was a listening session in New York tonight for the new release, that managed to sneak a 30 second ad in during this evenings airing of the guilty pleasure of millions, “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” This simply says that D’Angelo, manager Kevin Liles and AfroPunk creator Jocelyn Cooper, have not forgotten the artist’s core audience. The first single from “Black Messiah” is the tune “Sugah Daddy” that can be heard here… http://20before15.redbull.com
As this is the first of many, and since I’ve been very limited to the posts I’ve done on this page since its inception, I’ll keep it brief. I simply had to acknowledge that one of music’s favorite sons is on the move, and I for one am looking forward to The Funkin’ Truth
in music and FUNK we trust
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