D'Angelo supported Black Messiah with a tour called The Second Coming. His band, The Vanguard, comprised drummer Chris Dave, bassist Pino Palladino, guitarists Jesse Johnson …

Afterwards, things fell frightening silent for him for quite a while as a result of artistic questioning and personal problems. But now, fifteen years on, D’Angelo is literally back and in top...

Dec 15, 2014 · One of the most explicitly political songs on Black Messiah, “The Charade” discusses the Black experience in America and the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. From …

Oct 14, 2025 · Singer D'Angelo performs with his band The Vanguard at Club Nokia on June 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Oct 14, 2025 · D'Angelo's band, called The Vanguard, included Houston natives Cleo "Pookie" Sample on keyboards and Chris "Daddy" Dave, a graduate of the Kinder High School for the …

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3 days ago · Members of D’Angelo’s acclaimed backing bands, the Soultronics and the Vanguard, provided music (yes, that was John Mayer on guitar amongst the all-star collective).

Black Messiah is an exquisite realisation of what D’Angelo does best. If Black Messiah doesn’t offer any answers, it at least maps out some of the emotional territory behind the battle. After …

D'Angelo performed as a guitarist and the lead vocalist, with soundtrack producer Daniel Lanois, singer Rhiannon Giddens, and members of his band "D'Angelo and the Vanguard", including …