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BY JAMILA ROBINSON Seal plays to the crowd at Chastain Saturday night. Photos: Jamila Robinson Few performers are as charismatic as Seal, who commands the stage with verve and power, but still managed to make Chastain Park Amphitheatre feel like as intimate as a living room. And few singers can perform renditions of soul songs such as Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” and Teddy Pendergrass’ “Love TKO,”  like Seal, with that grinding, old-school, throw-panties-on-the-stage sex appeal. Combining his gravelly baritone with well-placed falsetto, Seal, the Grammy award-winning British singer-songwriter knows how… >>

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