Born Charles Ray Wiggins betterknown to the Entertainment world as Raphael Saadiq. He is a singer, songwriter, musician, guitarist, and record producer. Saadiq is known for his retro R&B reminisce of Al Green, Jackie Wilson and Sly Stone. He was the front man for the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné!
As a producer he produced songs by Joss Stone, Whitney Houston, D'Angelo, TLC, Kelis, Mary J. Blige and John Legend.
He and D'Angelo were occasional members of The Ummah, a music production collective, composed of members Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad of A Tribe Called Quest, and J Dilla of the Detroit-based group Slum Village.
Saadiq's critically acclaimed album,The Way I See It, released on September 16, 2008, featuring artists Stevie Wonder, Joss Stone, Jay-Z was well received. His fourth studio album, Stone Rollin', was released on March 25, 2011. For the album, Saadiq worked with steel guitarist Robert Randolph; former Earth, Wind & Fire keyboardist Larry Dunn; Swedish/Japanese indie rock singer Yukimi Nagano (of Little Dragon fame); Funk legend Larry Graham (on the bonus cut Perfect Storm) and soulful powerhouse Taura Stinson.
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