Raphael Saadiq
Raphael Saadiq
Background information
Birth name	Charlie Ray Wiggins
Born	May 14, 1966
Origin	Oakland, California, United States
Genre(s)	R&B/Neo Soul/Soul
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter/Producer
Years active	1994-present
Label(s)	Pookie Entertainment/Columbia Records

Raphael Saadiq (born Charlie Ray Wiggins on May 14, 1966 in Oakland, California) is an acclaimed American music artist. He is a singer, songwriter and record producer associated with the neo soul music movement. Image File history File links Saadiq. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in California[1] and the county seat of Alameda County. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... Neo soul (also known as nu soul) is a musical genre of the late 1990s and early 2000s that fuses contemporary R&B, 1970s style soul, classical music, jazz, and elements of alternative-hip hop. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Columbia Records is the oldest brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888, and was the first record company to produce pre-recorded records as opposed to blank cylinders. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Oakland, founded in 1852, is the eighth-largest city in California[1] and the county seat of Alameda County. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Neo soul (also known as nu soul) is a musical genre of the late 1990s and early 2000s that fuses contemporary R&B, 1970s style soul, classical music, jazz, and elements of alternative-hip hop. ...

Saadiq has been playing music since the age of six. Back in the 1970s and 1980s, he played bass at church and school. He also enjoyed his on-stage moments at various local events of his hometown.

Saadiq made a name for himself as the lead vocalist in the rhythm and blues and dance trio Tony! Toni! Toné!. He went by his birth name when in Tony! Toni! Toné!, where he was joined by his brother Dwayne Wiggins, and his cousin Timothy Christian. He adopted the name of Raphael Saadiq in the mid-1990s. Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... Tony! Toni! Toné! was a late 1980s/1990s R&B group from Oakland, California (near San Francisco). ... Tony! Toni! Toné! was a late 1980s/1990s R&B group from Oakland, California (near San Francisco). ... A stage name, or a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers (such as actors, comedians, musicians, and clowns). ...

After the 1996 Tony! Toni! Toné! album, House of Music, (when he performed under his current name) Saadiq started his solo career. He produced a few solo tracks, but Saadiq's next big project became the R&B supergroup Lucy Pearl. He recorded the self-titled album with Dawn Robinson (En Vogue) and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest). This group only lasted for one album. His solo album,Instant Vintage (2002),also earned 5 Grammy nominations. Lucy Pearl on the cover of their 2000 self-titled album Lucy Pearl is the name of an R&B supergroup. ... Dawn Robinson on her album Dawn Dawn Robinson (born November 28, 1968 in New London, Connecticut) is an African-American R&B/soul/Dance-pop singer mostly best known for her work as a member of hit Urban/Dance-pop group En Vogue. ... En Vogue is an American female R&B vocal quartet assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy, formerly of the disco group Club Nouveau. ... Biography Ali Shaheed Muhammad (born August 11, 1970) is a hip-hop DJ who enjoyed moderate fame as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. ... A Tribe Called Quest is an American hip-hop group of the 1990s, formed in 1988. ... Instant Vintage is a neo soul album by Raphael Saadiq, who started his career as a member of Tony Toni Toné. It is Saadiqs first solo album. ...

Saadiq also has helped produce songs for various other artists, notably with D'Angelo, with whom he collaborated in songwriting and production for D'Angelo's albums. His 2000 collaboration "Untitled" won D'Angelo a Grammy award. Other artists he has collaborated with include Mary J. Blige, Teedra Moses, The Roots, Macy Gray, Snoop Dogg, Devin the Dude, Kelis, Q-Tip, The Bee Gees, T-Boz from TLC, Joss Stone, Young Bellz, Earth, Wind & Fire as well as many others. DAngelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on February 11, 1974 in Richmond, Virginia) is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971 in The Bronx, New York), is a six-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B, soul, and hip-hop soul singer, songwriter, producer, and actress who has sold more than 34 million records worldwide (according to a March 2007 interview with VIBE). ... Teedra Shenita Moses is an African American R&B singer and songwriter. ... The Roots, also known as The Legendary Roots Crew, The Fifth Dynasty, The Square Roots and The Foundation, are an influential, Grammy winning Philadelphia-based hip hop group, famed for a heavily jazzy sound and live instrumentation. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. ... Devin The Dude (born Devin Zalace), is a hip hop artist from Houston. ... Kelis Rogers-Jones (born Kelis Rogers on August 21, 1979[1]) is a Grammy Award-nominated American singer and songwriter. ... Q-Tip (born Jonathan Davis on April 10, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American rapper, actor, and hip hop producer, and is the former leader of the group A Tribe Called Quest. ... The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ... Tionne T-Boz Watkins is an R&B singer; the lead singer of the successful group TLC. She was diagnosed with sickle-cell anemia as a child, and is today one of the spokespeople for Sickle Cell Disease Association of America. ... TLC (an abbreviation for T-Boz, Left Eye, Chilli) is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B, hip hop and pop group that formed in 1991. ... Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), best known by her stage name Joss Stone, is a Brit Award- and Grammy Award-winning English soul, R&B, and blues singer, songwriter, and occasional actress who has sold over nine million albums worldwide. ... Earth, Wind & Fire is a world-renowned American band which fuses different genres of music, formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 and is led and founded by Maurice White. ...

In 2002, Saadiq founded his own record label, Pookie Entertainment. Among the artists on the label are Joi and Truth Hurts. Joi Gilliam-Gipp (born January 25, 1972) is a Singer/Producer/Model. ... Truth Hurts (born Shari Watson in 1972 in St. ...

Discography

• Instant Vintage (2002)
• All Hits at the House of Blues (2003)
• Ray Ray (2004)

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Singles

• 1995: "Ask of You" (US #19)
• 1999: "Get Involved" (featuring Q-Tip)
• 2002: "Be Here" (featuring D'Angelo)
• 2002: "Still Ray"
• 2004: "Rifle Love" (featuring Lucy Pearl & Tony! Toni! Toné!)
• 2004: "Chic Like You" (featuring Alliebaba)
• 2005: "I Want You Back" (featuring Teedra Moses)

Q-Tip (born Jonathan Davis on April 10, 1970 in Brooklyn, New York), is an American rapper, actor, and hip hop producer, and is the former leader of the group A Tribe Called Quest. ... DAngelo (born Michael Eugene Archer on February 11, 1974 in Richmond, Virginia) is a Grammy Award winning American soul singer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. ... Lucy Pearl on the cover of their 2000 self-titled album Lucy Pearl is the name of an R&B supergroup. ... Tony! Toni! Toné! was a late 1980s/1990s R&B group from Oakland, California (near San Francisco). ... Teedra Shenita Moses is an African American R&B singer and songwriter. ...

See also

• Neo soul
• Tony! Toni! Toné!
• Lucy Pearl
• The Ummah

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External links

• Raphael Saadiq profile
• Pookie Entertainment website