Fantastic Negrito live in concert.
ON TOUR

Fantastic Negrito

16
critic concert reviews
blues

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

82
%
Based on 
16
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critic Consensus

Fantastic Negrito is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 10% of all live performers. Based on 16 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Fantastic Negrito is rated as a superb live performer, with remarkable shows that are worth seeing. Fantastic Negrito concert reviews describe live shows and performances as entertaining, incredible, and stylish.

ON TOUR

Auditorio BB, Mexico City, Mexico (October 20); Teatro Vorterix, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina (October 26); SPOT/De Oosterpoort, Groningen, Netherlands (November 2); TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands (November 13); 16 Toneladas, Valencia, Spain (November 21); Sala Capitol, Santiago de Compostela, Spain (November 23)

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Latest Release

Son Of A Broken Man (18 October 2024)

Artist Info

Genre
blues
Origin
Bio
Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born 1968), better known by his stage name Fantastic Negrito, is an African-American singer-songwriter whose music spans blues, R&B, and roots music. Negrito made a record deal with Prince's former manager, and later, in 1993, made another deal, this one with Interscope Records.
Has Performed With

Critic Concert Reviews

Diandra Reviews It All (USA)

June 2, 2019
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Fantastic Negrito Is Genuinely Fantastic

Music-News.com (UK)

November 7, 2018
80
%
The Negrito Nation was out in force at Camden’s legendary Dingwalls (part of the London Roots Festival/Future Juke co-promotion) and the man did not disappoint. Watching him live is an experience not to be missed – the vibrancy of his performance and the incredibly tight playing of his band all coupled with a

Americana Highways (USA)

July 8, 2018
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Tuesday July 3rd brought Fantastic Negrito and The Guestlist to the Opolis for a humid, warm rock & roots revival of sorts. It was like going to church.

Music-News.com (UK)

June 2, 2018
100
%
Fantastic Negrito played a full 90 minute set full of his hard Blues/funk, taking the crowd on a journey through his soul.

Exclaim (Canada)

October 13, 2016
90
%
Velvet Underground, Toronto, Canada

The Arts Desk (UK)

May 5, 2016
80
%
Royal Albert Hall, London, UK

Parklife DC (USA)

June 27, 2022
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Fantastic Negrito’s latest album, White Jesus, Black Problems, is deeply personal. It delves into family history, into the story of his seventh-generation great-grandparents, an enslaved Black man and indentured Scottish servant woman, who came together in Virginia in 1759.

Past critic reviews published in

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