20 Years Later, D'Angelo's 'Voodoo' Still Casts A Spell

20 Years Later, D'Angelo's 'Voodoo' Still Casts A Spell

Twenty years later, “Voodoo” stands as an epoch in music and pop history. Filmmaker and writer Faith A. Pennick has penned the 33 1/3 series book on D’Angelo’s masterpiece called, “D’Angelo’s Voodoo.” She writes that “Voodoo” was “a gumbo of rock, soul, gospel, hip-hop, jazz, and indigenous African and Caribbean music, exploring the pitfalls of fame, love found and lost, carnal desires, and the blessing of a child.” The post 20 Years Later, D’An…

"I was molecularly changed from the moment I first heard Voodoo – we all were": Jacob Collier, Beyoncé, Lauryn Hill, Flea and many more pay tribute to D'Angelo – "he changed the course of popular music"

Fans have also been celebrating his musicianship and artistry on social media

‘Voodoo’: D'Angelo's Neo-Soul Masterpiece

D’Angelo’s neo-soul masterpiece is remembered not only for the indelible mark it left on R&B but also the impossible story behind bringing the album into existence. Released on January 25, 2000, just one month into the new millennium, Voodoo would define the decade, setting the bar so high with its ingenuity and progressiveness that wouldn’t be met until D’Angelo returned 14 years later with Black Messiah. Considered “post-modern” and “radical” …