The “School Me” maiden voyage. Think of the African American or Black American Music tradition as a waterway, flowing out of Africa, through the Caribbean and into various ports in colonial America—New Orleans, Louisiana, chief among them—spawning various tributaries or styles of music. D’Angelo waded deeply in those waters. This first class attempts to show how D'Angelo's music connects all the way back to the earliest beginnings, making him a model for music of the future...