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Raphael saadiq ask of you keys6/18/2023 “He’s always in three places, spaces undefined/Heart is always racing, for something he will never find.” Raphael sings with verve, as the crowd zooms in even closer on their smart phones. With his own guitar resting on his lap, Saadiq cradles the mic to focus purely on delivering the words. In an intimate setting such as this is - the private Annabel’s nightclub in London’s Berkeley Square, a venue hired exclusively by Sony/Columbia Records to showcase Saadiq’s long-awaited new album Jimmy Lee - the entranced, invite-only audience is close enough to hear every whisper.Īs side-man Charlie Bereal begins to strum the sombre chords to The World Is Drunk, an unplanned encore to a three song set that began with the first two singles, Something Keeps Calling & Glory To The Veins, and ended with the lively So Ready, the energy in the room shifts. “Shall we do one more?” Raphael Saadiq asks in a hushed tone off-mic, talking to the only other player sharing the small stage with him.
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