Raphael Saadiq is one of those artists who is able to do everything. Singing, making music, composing and producing. And he has been doing it since he was fifteen and started playing the bassin a school band. Saadiq experienced his breakthrough with the band Tony! Toni! Toné!. Saadiq was lead vocalist and played the bass in this R&B formation. In the 90s, he grew into a much sought-after producer of stars like soul singer D'Angelo, The Roots and Erykah Badu. He also produced the latest album of English singer Joss Stone. As a soloist, he has been working hard for quite some time. His latest album,
The Way I See It, shows mainly traditional R&B and with it he rides on the wave of the current revival of retro soul. Quite rightly, it provided the American witha Grammy nomination. But Saadiq is not only a trendsetter. When he performs live he entertains like no other.
