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When we look back on the career of Raphel Saadiq, we must place him among our generation’s greats. For almost 30 years, he has been pumping out amazing soul music, from Tony! Toni! Toné!, to Lucy Pearl, and from his own solo career.
Take your friend, your mistress or your special someone. It’s going to be a magical night!
[ December 7, 2009; 12:00 am; ]
From 9:30 Club:
Cutting his teeth as co-lead vocalist and bassist of R&B/funk crew Tony! Toni! Tone?! In the late ‘80s/early ‘90s, Raphael Saadiq has since gone on to a fruitful solo career. His 2008 album The Way I See It was much more influenced by classic soul, and landed him three Grammy nominations and the [...]
This is the tour that NEEDED to happen. We already know that Mr Saadiq puts on an amazing show, but I was getting mad that Ms. Monae was not getting the exposure that she deserved as a recording artist. Paring her with Raaphel might be the best touring combination I’ve heard this year. I’m glad [...]
Q-Tip, D’Angelo & Raphael Saadiq – Lynwood Rose
I usually d0n’t post mixtapes I haven’t listened to thoroughly, but Ill make an exception for this one ONLY because of the source material. The Smoking Section posted a note saying that Lynwood Rose ”is a warm-up mixtape to what will hopefully be an amazing album from them,” [...]
I’m an old soul. I’ve been reading reports about how the album format is dead, and that more and more people are choosing to buy a couple of singles from iTunes than cop a full album from your local mom and pop record store. Times have changed, and I’m sure that writing is on the [...]
Sam Sparro
This year, instead of just having me yap on about my Best of lists, I reached out to several of our readers to give their Top 5 of the best releases of the year. I’ll be profiling a new reader each day until the end of the 2008. Today’s reader is Madeline, who resides [...]
From the chart topping debut single Lil Walter (with Tony, Toni, Tone’) in 1988, through the party vibe of Lucy Pearl’s “Dance Tonight”, to the immediately classic “Instant Vintage” album, one voice has been a gleaming jewel in the tapestry of R&B music. Raphael Saadiq has done it again! “The way I see it” is [...]
Wow, the line-up of shows for September and October in this city is going to be insane. Mos Def is going to be in town this weekend at the Kennedy Center (don’t get mad if you didn’t buy tickets–I warned y’all) doing his rendition of hip-hop and jazz classics. Should be tight. Phonte rolls through [...]
Drops Tomorrow. I’m Listening to it now. FIRE. Dude has some 60s soul cuts that sound better than when your favorite white female british singer tries them.
Cop tomorrow and pick up tickets for his concert @ Black Cat on September 28th.