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Voodoo: How D’Angelo Created a Masterpiece

92.9 The Torch | April 14, 2025



If we played “Desert Island Albums” and I could only pick 10 records to listen to for the rest of my life, D’Angelo’s “Voodoo” would absolutely be on the list for me. In fact, even if you made it 5 records, I’d probably still pick it.

Voodoo is 25 years old now, so I had to break down everything that’s so incredible about this album and why I love it so much.
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Special thanks to Mason Marangella at Vertex Effects for sending me the video of Charlie Hunter to include. Check out the full interview here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4ytLiEHuk0&t=1093s

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SOURCES
The documentary “Devil’s Pie”: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1mZ4y117Ef/

D’Angelo’s Red Bull Interview: https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/dangelo

Questlove’s Okayplayer post: https://web.archive.org/web/20080430011914/http://www.okayplayer.com/theroots/viewreview.jsp?rid=6

Questlove Interview with Rick Rubin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m-oXnRPjEs&t=639s

Questlove says the Curtis Mayfield song “Mother’s Son” is a template for 70% for his drumming on voodoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAj25O3J4eo

Pino Palladino on Questlove’s Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Qe2yada_w&t=2560s

Russell Elevado’s Red Bull Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3qg1-VZUik

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:00 90s R&B (No. 3 Oh No No)
02:51 I do something unforgiveable
03:38 Playa Playa
04:38 our giraffe friend is chillin
05:39 a question
06:05 Devil’s Pie
07:48 Left and Right
08:18 Bobby McFerrin on opium
09:36 The Line
09:56 Send It On into the Sea of Tranquility
10:24 the welshman who could groove
11:49 Beethoven’s Chicken Grease
13:22 One Mo’Gin
14:00 aaaand drink!
15:41 8 String Guitar (The Root)
17:41 Spanish Joint
18:36 Feel Like Makin’ Love
19:04 windows media player visualizer
19:16 The Dragon
19:47 Great Day / Booty
20:32 The Crux of the Album
21:04 non-spanish joint
22:01 Africa
22:31 time to get weird (drink again)

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