Written and photos by James Cudjo Fantastic Negrito returned to Austin on Thursday night at Antone’s in support of his latest release, “Please Don’t Be Dead”. The follow-up to his 2017 Grammy Award winning, “The Last Days of Oakland”. Fantastic Negrito is the consummate story-teller, from the moment he stepped …
Fantastic Negrito (Xavier Dphrepaulezz) owns the stage from the moment he steps on until the last note! His emotive “blues with punk attitude” filled the room and no one could take their eyes off him. Xavier, along with his band comprised of Tomas Salcedo (guitar), Nathan Pedley (bass), Joshua Nash …
SXSW has ended. The most wonderful time of year has passed. Thousands of artists and tens of thousands of SXSW attendees have returned home. Some have fallen in love with Austin and plan to move here as soon as possible and a few have extended their vacation for a little longer …
The Fantastic Negrito (Xavier Dphrepaulezz ) held church in a small room above Lambert’s BBQ in Austin. He was joined by Tomas “The Chilean” Salcedo {guitar) , Nate “I gotta go” Pedley (bass), Ruthie Price (drums) and Demarea Dunwood (keyboard). Fresh off a short trip to jail, they had the crowd …
Breakout star from Oakland, Fantastic Negrito soothes the soul with his emotive “black roots music for everybody”. The EP is filled with great music and his live performance is not to be missed. Standout tracks: Lost in a Crowd and An Honest Man ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 Release date: June 24, 2015 Official Site
