J. T. Davy - Sunday Gleaner Writer

D’Angelo refused to be boxed in, blending the sacred and the soulful to redefine what black expression could sound like.
December 9, 2025 by J. T. Davy

When the music became ceremony: D’Angelo’s Caribbean connection

Born Michael Eugene Archer in Richmond, Virginia, D’Angelo’s legacy is largely tied up with music that emerged in the mid- to late ‘90s that would be marketed as ‘neo soul’. His 1995 Grammy-nominated…