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Raphael Saadiq

Raphael Saadiq (/səˈdiːk/; born Charles Ray Wiggins; May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to prominence as a vocalist and bassist for the R&B band Tony! Toni! Toné!, which he formed with his brother D'Wayne and cousin Timothy Christian Riley in 1986. Originally, the band went by the name…

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Charles Ray Wiggins (1966-05-14) May 14, 1966 (age 60) Oakland, California, U.S.
Formerly of
Lucy Pearl · The Ummah
Genres
R&B · soul · progressive soul · hip hop
Instruments
Vocals · piano · keyboards · synthesizer · guitar
Labels
Columbia · Pookie · Universal
Member of
Tony! Toni! Toné!

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Instruments · 6
Raphael Saadiq → bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, piano, synthesizer, Vocals
Genres · 4
Raphael Saadiq → hip hop, progressive soul, R&B, soul
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Raphael Saadiq → multi-instrumentalist, record producer, Singer, songwriter
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Raphael Saadiq → Columbia, Pookie, Universal
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Raphael Saadiq → Lucy Pearl, The Ummah
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Raphael Saadiq → Charles Ray Wiggins (1966-05-14) May 14, 1966 (age 60) Oakland, California, U.S.
Member of · 1
Raphael Saadiq → Tony! Toni! Toné!
Website · 1
Raphael Saadiq → raphaelsaadiqmusic.com

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Raphael SaadiqFormerly ofLucy Pearl1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqFormerly ofThe Ummah1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqGenresR&B1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqGenressoul1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqGenresprogressive soul1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqGenreship hop1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqInstrumentsVocals1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqInstrumentspiano1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqInstrumentskeyboards1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqInstrumentssynthesizer1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqInstrumentsguitar1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqInstrumentsbass guitar1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqLabelsColumbia1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqLabelsPookie1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqLabelsUniversal1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqMember ofTony! Toni! Toné!1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqOccupationsSinger1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqOccupationsmulti-instrumentalist1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqWebsiteraphaelsaadiqmusic.com1.00infobox
Raphael SaadiqYears active1983–present1.00infobox

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