Fantastic Negrito  Image from Discogs  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. On January 9, 1996, he released his first album, The X Factor, under the mononym Xavier. The album was released on Lexington House Records and distributed by Interscope. He was in a near-fatal car crash in 1999, which left him in a coma for three weeks; he has since said that he felt that this crash "released" him because Interscope terminated their contract with him, after which he resumed hustling. In 2007, he stopped making music, but he returned in 2014, describing his new musical style as "black roots music for everyone". In 2015, he won NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. In 2016, his album The Last Days of Oakland was released on the Blackball Universe label. Negrito won his first Grammy in 2017, when The Last Days of Oakland received the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. Artist biography from last.fmUpcoming gigs:
Sat 21 Jun 2025 | Fantastic Negrito: SMASELL Sustainable Commune, 大阪市, 大阪府, 日本 |  RSVP | Wed 25 Jun 2025 | Fantastic Negrito: Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH, United States |  RSVP | Thu 26 Jun 2025 | Fantastic Negrito: Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT, United States |  RSVP | Fri 27 Jun 2025 | Fantastic Negrito: Brighton Music Hall, Allston, MA, United States |  RSVP | Sat 28 Jun 2025 | Fantastic Negrito: Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, United States |  RSVP |
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