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D'Angelo to perform on the Apollo, before kicking off "Second Cmoing" European tour

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buzzz worthy. . . #Dangelo D'Angelo and his backing band The Vanguard will perform for one night only at the world famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem on February 7. The Richmond, VA native will headline at the Apollo for the first time since winning the  "Amateur Night" competition in 1991 at the age of 16 with his group Michael Archer and Precise.   He went on to win three consecutive nights and a cash prize. He used that money to buy recording equipment and began writing songs that would be featured on his 1995 debut “Brown Sugar.” The Apollo date  is the only performance lined up in the US before the Grammy winning artist embarks on the "Second Coming" European tour, which begins on his forty-first birthday. D'Angelo's latest album, the critically acclaimed "Black Messiah" debuted  last month at #1 on Billboard after a 14 year hiatus. The Apollo performance will be his first engagement since the album was released.  Tickets wi...