Raphael Saadiq reclaims R&B

Many an artist owes their career to Raphael Saadiq's pioneering work, but now he wants urban music to embrace its heritage, as rock'n'roll so often does. Angus Batey meets himAs a teenager, he got a job on Prince's Parade tour by accident. In his 20s he was a member of one of the biggest pop-R&B outfits and in his early 30s, he wrote and produced a Grammy-winning masterpiece one afternoon when he popped in to a studio to cadge a spliff. If he thinks a song really needs a Stevie Wonder harmonica ...

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