ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Adam pays homage to the late R&B/neo-soul musician D’Angelo, who passed away on October 14. He also talks about the detrimental impact of digital overproduction on music by reading and discussing a New York Times article on the rise of roots music. (Recorded October 27, 2025)
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Links, research related to episode:
- In The Age of the Algorithm, Roots Music Is Rising https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/magazine/roots-music-streaming-algorithms.html
- After D’Angelo Bared It All, His Career Was Never The Same https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/arts/music/dangelo-untitled-video.html
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Inside D’Angelo’s struggles before his death at age 51: ‘He was really conflicted’ https://nypost.com/2025/10/14/entertainment/inside-dangelos-struggles-before-his-death-at-age-51/
- How D’Angelo Embodied Black Genius https://time.com/7325682/dangelo-remembrance/
- Billboard Year End Hot 100 Singles of 2000 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_2000
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Looking Back at D'Angelo's 'Untitled (How Does It Feel)': How the Sexy Single and Its Music Video Changed His Career 25 Years Ago https://people.com/d-angelo-s-untitled-how-does-it-feel-changed-his-career-25-years-ago-11829526
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Mojos Working: A History Of Recorded Blues https://www.udiscovermusic.com/in-depth-features/history-of-recorded-blues/
- The History of Audio Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pl2rsLhhwQ
- How the machine killed music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Jjq3DclclI
- Computer Music Is Not Real Music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAAYkmJVJjE
- The Real Reason Why Analog Recording Is Better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq4BOSaKiYo
- Spanish Joint acoustic demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_KRTO9Pi1E
- D’Angelo performs a cover of SOS Band’s “Do You Still Care?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIaUjvrLqA8 (original by SOS Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpYZhXif8B0)
Adam’s Riffs intro. & outro.
Adam Hudson – djembe (intro); drum kit (outro)
Real Sankara Hours is a Pan-African socialist political podcast that covers domestic and global politics, current events, race, Black radical political theory, and Black culture from a Pan-African socialist and Black Left perspective. It’s hosted by Adam Hudson and Peter MGunn.
