D'Angelo
D'Angelo is an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for neo-soul music that blends R&B, funk, and hip-hop influences.
His albums *Brown Sugar* (1995) and *Voodoo* (2000) are considered genre-defining works.
The name, Italian for "of the angel," also appears as a surname: the D'Angelo family restaurant.
rhythm
Patterned stress and silence
- funkDepression or groove music
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- soulInnermost animating essence
neo-soul · bassline · beat · flow · jam · swing · vibe · R&B · percussion · tempo
- Italian SurnamesRossi, Ferrari, Esposito, Romano, Colombo
- R&BMichael Jackson, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder
- Neo-SoulErykah Badu, Maxwell, Lauryn Hill, Bilal, analog sound
- Funkfunk, P-Funk, Funkadelic, George Clinton, James Brown
musical style and production approach
D'AngeloTimbaland
Max Martin · David Guetta · Pitbull · Flo Rida · Chris Brown
artistic persona and public presence
D'AngeloDrake
Adult male duck
DJ Khaled · Pitbull · Chris Brown · Usher · Jason Derulo
neo-soul movement positioning
D'AngeloChris Brown
Erykah Badu · Lauryn Hill · Jason Derulo · Maxwell · R. Kelly