You like old school R&B, The Temptations, The Jackson 5, The Supremes, Motown, Detroit? (okay not so much Detroit) Well if you answered a resounding Yes! you'll probably want to check out Raphael Saadiq Friday at 2pm on the South stage at Lollapalooza. The singer songwriter has been the modern representative of classic R&B since the late 80s when he was performing in the group Tony! Toni! Tone!
It's hard to criticize or praise an artist for recreating such a classic sound, it's obviously been done before, but I will say that Raphael Saadiq does it quite well. Old school bass lines, call and answer vocals, and back beat tambourines are all found in Saadiq's latest record The Way I See It, which features guest apperances by Josh Stone, Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z.
The Official Website of Raphael Saadiq
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