I don't recognize this configuration of the NPG. The guy with the fringe of hair might be Renato??? And the two people to his left might be Cora and Josh Dunham??? But I have no idea who the lady with the pigtails is.

In case anyone is considering tellling me to "Google it!", I tried that. I ran a Google Image Search and a TinyEye image search. The only results I got were for this photo on some Pintrest pages with the generic label of NPG. I figure it's the NGP, so that doesn't help. I want to know the specific individuals.

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lurker316 said:

I don't recognize this configuration of the NPG. The guy with the fringe of hair might be Renato??? And the two people to his left might be Cora and Josh Dunham??? But I have no idea who the lady with the pigtail is.

In case anyone is considering tellling me to "Google it!", I tried that. I ran a Google Image Search and a TinyEye image search. The only results I got were for this photo on some Pintrest pages with the generic label of NPG. I figure it's the NGP, so that doesn't help. I want to know the specific individuals.

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l 2 r Rad ie Rose Ann Dimalanta (keyboards), Renato Neto(keyboards) Rhonda Smith(bass), John Blackwell(drums)

Rose Ann Dimalanta: Rad joined Prince and his band, the New Power Generation, for his Musicology tours in 2003 and 2004

Rose Ann Dimalanta, a.k.a. rad, grew up in Oakland, California and began playing piano at the age of 4. In 1990, she completed her jazz studies at U.C. Berkeley. By this time, she had already played alongside Bay Area jazz musicians like Pete Escovedo and was recognized as a pianist. In 1988, she met Sound Engineering student Michael Kirsch at the College for Recording Arts in San Francisco. The two were married in 1991 and Rose Ann moved to Kirsch's hometown Hamburg, Germany. In 1992, she started her solo project with the first release, Radified, on her husband's record label, Soulciety Records. The record instantly won critical acclaim and sold over 50,000 units independently.[citation needed] The following years brought collaborations with Tower of Power, Roger Troutman, Howard Johnson, Marc Russo of the Yellow Jackets, Sheila E. and others. After leaving the label Soulciety Records in 1996, both Rad and Kirsch moved back to the San Francisco Bay Area and started attracting musicians to the project, including jazz guitarist Ray Obiedo and Tower of Power drummer David Garibaldi. Rad joined Prince and his band, the New Power Generation, for his Musicology tours in 2003 and 2004. She left the New Power Generation to focus more on her new born daughter and finish work on the album East Babe which was released on hers and Kirsch's label 7 Bridges Recordings in 2007. A live album "Live in Japan" was released in early 2008. She was joined by Patrice Rushen on her next studio album "Getting Down Is Free". After a brief stint with the Prime Time Band on NBC's Jay Leno show, she returned to live touring in 2009.

This is the 2003 touring band, from left to right: RAD (keys), Renato Neto, Rhonda Smith, John Blackwell

I only recongize the guys . . . Prince, Renato Neto and John Blackwell. I'm interested to know who the girls are too.

Se7en said:

I only recongize the guys . . . Prince, Renato Neto and John Blackwell. I'm interested to know who the girls are too.

post #1 and post #2

Thanks.

I know Rhonda Smith and John Blackwell. I just didn't recognize them in this particular photo. Now that I look more closely, I do recognize John's face. It's the cane and outfit that through me off. But evening knowing it's Rhonda, she still doesn't look like Rhonda to me.

I'd never heard of RAD.

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OldFriends4Sale said:

Se7en said:

I only recongize the guys . . . Prince, Renato Neto and John Blackwell. I'm interested to know who the girls are too.

post #1 and post #2

Thanks! I noticed those after I hit Post Response.

lurker316 said:

Thanks.

I know Rhonda Smith and John Blackwell. I just didn't recognize them in this particular photo. Now that I look more closely, I do recognize John's face. It's the cane and outfit that through me off. But evening knowing it's Rhonda, she still doesn't look like Rhonda to me.

I'd never heard of RAD.

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RAD has been in the band of the Swiss singer Seven who is a huge fan of Prince for a few years now