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• Age 43 years
• Gender Male
• Website http://www.raphaelsaadiq.com
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• Last update Jul 5, 2009 8:32pm

Raphael Saadiq has been making sweet soul music since his youth in the 1980s leading the Oakland-based retro-nuevo combo Tony! Toni! Tone! He's produced many notables, most recently Joss Stone, and made some unjustly overlooked solo albums. But now's the time for a Saadiq revival...

Raphael Saadiq – whose most recent studio excursions have included work with Keisha Cole, Snoop Dogg, The Grouch and Dave Young – says his latest album was “harder to make than “Instant Vintage.” Once I got into this, I got almost stuck ‘in character,’ the character of the old school singers I listened to. But I’m happy and excited it’s done. I put in a lot of work and I feel like I achieved something really great.” As longtime R&B historian and expert David Nathan of Soul Music.com says, “Raphael Saadiq’s latest album is the closest I’ve heard to a genuine, feel good R&B record since the ‘70s! Unlike others who copy or attempt to recreate the sound of soul from those days, Raphael Saadiq delivers the real thing.” ‘Nuff said.

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