D’Angelo Appears At Afropunk Fest
The Guardian: ‘After weeks of will-he-or-won’t-he speculation, enigmatic R&B recluse D’Angelo made good on his promise to headline the 2014 Afropunk festival in Brooklyn on Sunday night. But not without keeping people guessing until the moment he stepped on stage. It was announced with much fanfare in June that he would headline the two-day music event devoted to black rock, punk, soul, art and skate culture, but in the weeks leading up to the event – which draws thousands each year – D’Angelo’s name had disappeared from promotional material. Instead, the audience was promised only a “special guest†headliner. Until he appeared on stage an hour late, backed by members of the Roots, there were concerns in the crowd that D’Angelo would not show at all. But show he did. In a shambling, hour-long set – topical, dark in tone and reflecting a mishmash of musical influences – D’Angelo appeared less interested in showing the crowd where he’s been than where he might be heading.’
