Fantastic Negrito & Friends

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Part love story, part history lesson, Fantastic Negrito’s extraordinary new album, White Jesus Black Problems, is an exhilarating ode to the power of family and the enduring resilience of our shared humanity. Inspired by the illegal, interracial romance of his seventh generation grandparents—a white indentured servant and an enslaved Black man—in 1750s Virginia, the collection is bold and thought provoking, grappling with racism, capitalism, and the very meaning of freedom itself, all without ever losing sight of the desire and determination at the heart of the tale. While each track could stand easily on its own, stepping back to absorb the album and its companion film in their full context yields a far more transcendent experience, one that challenges our notions of who we are, where we come from, and where we’re headed.

Born Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, Negrito grew up in an orthodox Muslim household in Oakland, CA. After a car cash nearly robbed him of his ability to play guitar, he began an unlikely redemption arc in 2015, when he won the first NPR Tiny Desk Contest. In the years to come, Negrito would go on to take home three consecutive GRAMMYs for Best Contemporary Blues Album, tour with everyone from Sturgill Simpson to Chris Cornell, collaborate with the likes of Sting and E-40, launch his own Storefront Records label, perform at nearly every major festival on the map, and found the Revolution Plantation, an urban farm aimed at youth education and empowerment. Fantastic Negrito recently received his 4th Grammy nomination, Best American Roots Performance, for the song “Oh Betty” from White Jesus Black Problems.

Dame Drummer

With persistence and diligence Damon Jamal Taylor aka "Dame Drummer" is making his way in the music industry. His musical contributions have reached people all over the world. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and since moving to Oakland, California in 2012 he has toured and worked with a long list of artists including Martin Luther, Marcus Machado, Aisha Fukushima, DâM Funk, Zion-I, Kev Choice, Grand Nationxl, Mistah FAB, Michael Morgan and the Oakland Symphony, SF Symphony, Grammy Nominated: Los Rakas, Grammy Award Winners : Alphabet Rockers, Prince protege and Soul-Train Award winner Liv Warfield and 3x Grammy Award winner Fantastic Negrito.
In 2013 Dame released his debut self-produced album “Breathe”. The album takes you through a journey of life, love, pain and victory. In 2019 Dame released his second self-produced full length album entitled "Loveolution" (a love letter to black folks). In June of 2020 Dame released “Aye Yai Yai”, his third self-produced album featuring featuring controversial songs like “Burn It Down” and “Get What You Gave” that provide a super melodic presentation on critical race theory. The album also features the title song which is Dame’s first song after battling deep depression.
In 2023 Dame released his directorial debut “Black Daddy: The Movie”. It is a triumphant award-winning “Docu-Musical” winning over 30 awards, including Best Debut Filmmaker, Best Score and Best Documentary. It provides an in depth look at some of the trials, triumph and beauty of black fatherhood in America as well as an award-winning accompanying score and soundtrack titled “Black Daddy: The Sound". On February 5th , 2023 at the 65th annual GRAMMY Awards Dame officially became a “Grammy-Certified producer” for his production work with the GRAMMY Award-Winning Oakland-based group Alphabet Rockers who took home the award for “BEST CHILDREN’S Album. Dame Drummer’s music and storytelling continues to touch people all over the world. Dame’s latest production “Black Daddy: The Experience” has sold out shows at Battery SF, Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival and Yoshi’s Oakland.

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