Raphael Saadiq Joins Aretha Franklin Series as Executive Music Producer
Raphael Saadiq will serve as govt new music producer for the new Countrywide Geographic anthology sequence on Aretha Franklin. As Billboard notes, Terence Blanchard will serve as composer. Genius: Aretha is set to premiere on Could 25 at 9 p.m. ET.
Genius: Aretha marks the third year of Countrywide Geographic’s Genius, which dramatizes the tales of geniuses in the arts and sciences. Period one particular followed Albert Einstein and season two, Pablo Picasso. Period three explores the influence and affect of Aretha Franklin’s job on music and tradition all over the globe. Franklin will be portrayed by Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner Cynthia Erivo, and her father C.L. Franklin by Courtney B. Vance.
Saadiq not long ago launched Jimmy Lee, his initial LP in far more than 8 many years.
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