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Raphael Saadiq
Saadiq at the 2012 Time 100
Background information
Birth name
Charles Ray Wiggins
Born
(1966-05-14) May 14, 1966 (age 57) Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres
R&B[1]
soul[2]
progressive soul[3]
hip hop
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
multi-instrumentalist
record producer
Instrument(s)
Vocals
bass guitar
guitar
keyboards
Years active
1983–present
Labels
Columbia
Pookie
Universal
Member of
Tony! Toni! Toné!
Formerly of
Lucy Pearl
The Ummah
Website
raphaelsaadiqmusic.com
Musical artist
Raphael Saadiq (/səˈdiːk/; born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to fame as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! In addition to his solo and group career, he has also produced songs for such artists as Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Total, Joss Stone, D'Angelo, TLC, En Vogue, Kelis, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi, Whitney Houston, Solange Knowles and John Legend. Music critic Robert Christgau has called Saadiq the "preeminent R&B artist of the '90s".[1]
Saadiq was also a member of The Ummah, a music production collective, alongside D'Angelo, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and J Dilla; and was a member of the supergroup Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson. He has released five solo albums, including the critically acclaimed retro-styled The Way I See It (2008) and Stone Rollin' (2011). The more contemporary-sounding Jimmy Lee was released in 2019, and earned Saadiq further acclaim.[4]
He is also co-founder of the independent video game developer IllFonic, which developed Friday the 13th: The Game. As a songwriter Saadiq has received two Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Award nominations and an Academy Award nomination.
^ abChristgau, Robert (October 2008). "Raphael Saadiq: The Way I See It". Blender. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
^Spera, Keith (January 22, 2020). "Contemporary R&B and soul hitmaker Raphael Saadiq brings his 'Jimmy Lee' tour to town". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^Cochrane, Naima (March 26, 2020). "2000: A Soul Odyssey". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^Hicks, Dylan (February 20, 2020). "From Tony Toni Toné' through 'Jimmy Lee,' Raphael Saadiq has crafted a unique career". City Pages. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
RaphaelSaadiq (/səˈdiːk/; born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose...
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producer RaphaelSaadiq. It was released on September 16, 2008, by Columbia Records – his first for the label. Prior to signing with Columbia, Saadiq had independently...
is the 2002 debut album by American R&B singer and record producer RaphaelSaadiq. It was his first full-length solo album after spending much of his...
an American R&B supergroup formed in 1999. The group was composed of RaphaelSaadiq (formerly of Tony! Toni! Toné!), Dawn Robinson (formerly of En Vogue)...
of Soul, "He Say She Say" with Keith Sweat, "Different Times" with RaphaelSaadiq and "Be Somebody" with Paula Cole. She also featured on the song "It's...
is a song by American singer RaphaelSaadiq, released as a single from the Higher Learning soundtrack. It was Saadiq's biggest solo hit, peaking at number...
supergroup Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson, formerly of En Vogue and RaphaelSaadiq, formerly of Tony! Toni! Toné!, releasing one album in 2000. On October...
and Dave Hamelin; it was co-written by Knowles, Boggs, Hamelin, and RaphaelSaadiq. Robert Randolph and Justin Schipper were credited as the players of...
"Raphael Saadiq's 'The Way I See It': Most overlooked CD of the year". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved 7 April 2012. "RaphaelSaadiq Album &...
The studio was founded by Charles Brungardt, Kedhrin Gonzales and RaphaelSaadiq in 2007. IllFonic is best known for developing asymmetric multiplayer...
Lil Ju, MeLo-X, No I.D., Nova Wav, Chris Penny, P2J, Rissi, S1a0, RaphaelSaadiq, Neenyo, Skrillex, Luke Solomon, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Jahaan...
truth.'" Divorcing, an R&B and soul album, features producers including RaphaelSaadiq, Mike City, and Chucky Thompson. Critic Curt Fields described the arrangements...
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Sacramento. Bassist-vocalist RaphaelSaadiq, guitarist-vocalist D'wayne Wiggins, and percussionist-keyboardist Timothy...
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