KUTX Presents Fantastic Negrito live in Studio 6A at SXSW 2022
A lot of folks have used the pandemic to reinvent themselves, but sometimes reinvention is less of a choice and more of a necessity. Just look at Fantastic Negrito, who after a failed record deal and catastrophic car accident, spent four weeks in a coma that atrophied his body and maimed his guitar playing hand. But within the next three years, Fantastic Negrito had won the inaugural NPR Tiny Desk Concert as well as the “Best Contemporary Blues Album” Grammy for his debut LP The Last Days of Oakland.
If there’s one thing Fantastic Negrito hasn’t struggled with, it’s sharing his brutally honest viewpoints with crowds of all kinds. He broke it down for our Studio 6A at SXSW on the verge of White Jesus Black Problems, out June 3rd.
Set List: "Drifting Away" "Locked Down" "Highest Bidder" "Oh Betty" "Virginia Soil"
Musicians: Xavier Dphrepaulezz- vocals, guitar; Bryan C. Simmons - keyboard; James "StickNasty" Small- drums, percussion
Credits:
Engineers: Jake Perlman, Rene Chavez; Producer: Deidre Gott; Cameras: Gabriel C. Pérez, Michael Minasi, Patricia Lim; Audio Mix: Rene Chavez; Video Edit: Gabriel C. Pérez
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