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Raphael is touring Europe with the world-famous Harlem Gospel Singers featuring Queen Esther Marrow. The production is scheduled to have over 50 performances in more than six countries. In addition to performing, Raphael has also been named the Assistant Musical Director for the entire production, the youngest person in the productions history to ever hold such a title.

Raphael has agreed to be the Co-Musical Director of an off-Broadway production of Dreamgirls. The production in New York, NY is patterned after the block-buster film that starred music icon Beyonce. In addition to being Co-Musical Director, Raphael will also sing as an ensemble member.

Raphael will perform in the off-Broadway production Katrina: A Whole Lotta Water. The production is a musical exploring the emotional, psychological, human rights, race, class and gender issues affecting Hurricane Katrina survivors. The production will also travel to various cities throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

Raphael will be the Co-Musical Director of the off-Broadway production of The Wiz (New York, NY). The production is an African-American interpretation of The Wizard of Oz.

Raphael will be performing in the off-Broadway (New York, NY) production of The Grandma. He will have several singing parts and play Richard in the production. In addition to acting and singing, Raphael will also be the Musical Director of the production.

Raphael will perform live opening for JoAnn Rosario. Born to a Puerto Rican family in Chicago, JoAnn Rosario grew up both in the church (her father was a preacher) and with music, singing since she was a young girl, and as an adult she sang with the influential and prolific Fred Hammond as part of his group Radical for Christ. In 2002, under the guidance of Hammond (and as part of his fledgling label, in conjunction with Verity Records, a subset of Zomba), Rosario came out with her debut, More, More, More, which combined urban R&B sounds with contemporary gospel and even Latin music, but soon after the album's release, she began to notice trouble with her voice. The following year nodules were found on her vocal chords, rendering speech, let alone singing, nearly impossible. After taking time off to treat the nodules and recover, Rosario returned in 2005 with Now More Than Ever...Worship, and two years later with Joyous Salvation.

Raphael will perform live opening for Kiki Sheard. Contemporary gospel singer Kierra "KiKi" Sheard was born into the genre. As the daughter of Karen Clark-Sheard, founding member of the Clark Sisters, and granddaughter of Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, one of gospel's most influential and celebrated figures, "KiKi" spent her formative years in Detroit surrounded by family, faith, and music. She sang in the choir as a young girl in the church where her father, Rev. J. Drew Sheard, preached, and at the age of nine appeared on the hit single "The Safest Place," a duet with her mother from the successful Finally Karen record. At the age of 17 she released her debut album, I Owe You, combining the worlds of gospel, hip-hop, and soul into a contemporary sound that's both reverent and forward-thinking. It was followed in 2006 by This Is Me.

Raphael will perform live opening for Deitrick Haddon. A pastor and music director at Detroit's Unity Cathedral of Faith, Deitrick Haddon and his Voices of Unity drew upon both secular and spiritual influences to create a sound they dubbed "gospel soul." Debuting in 1995 with Come into This House, two years later Haddon issued Live the Life, which scored a pair of Gospel Music Workshop of America Excellence Awards: "New Artist of the Year--Urban Contemporary," and "Album of the Year--Urban Contemporary." This Is My Story followed in 1998, and Chain Breaker was released a year later. The enigmatic Nu Hymnz: Live from the Motor City.