A little Raphael Saadiq for your soul:

Mon, 03/30/2009 - 11:53am by manz

Raphael Saadiq has been playing music since the ripe old age of six. His professional music career began with the R&B-dance group Tony! Toni! Toné!. He then moved onto the short-lived, grammy nominated group Lucy Pearl. In 2002 he released his first solo album, Instant Vintage, followed by Ray Ray, both critically acclaimed. He got into producing and has collaborated with Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder, and Joss Stone, among many others.

Last fall’s release of Saadiq’s The Way I See It was nominated for three R&B related Grammy Awards. The album is definitely new soul that is comparable to old soul, with remnants of The Delfonics, The Four Tops, and Al Green springing to mind. If you close your eyes you might just think it's the 1960s.