Fantastic Negrito \. Fantastic Negrito used to play outside Davies Symphony Hall. Last weekend, the San Francisco Symphony ...

When you first meet Black roots music sensation Fantastic Negrito, you are struck by his demeanor and eclectic look. Hailing from Oakland, California, the artist told rolling out his tale of cultural ...

When Bay Area songwriter and performer, Fantastic Negrito (born Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz), writes new music, he thinks of his children. He thinks, “What would they think of me?” So, in his work, which ...

Late last year, NPR Music launched a contest to give an undiscovered band a chance to play behind the Tiny Desk. On Thursday morning, the judges announced their winner, chosen from nearly 7,000 ...

The new album from Fantastic Negrito, White Jesus Black Problems, tells the true story of two of his ancestors who defied the laws of colonial Virginia to be together. FANTASTIC NEGRITO: I got a ...

The Oakland Athletics have celebrated 510 Day - and Oakland and East Bay thing - for the last few years when playing at home. This year the A's aren't playing at all, but they will celebrated 510 Day ...

There are the stories we tell ourselves and the stories that tell us who we are or could be. We encounter stories that either constrain or expand the categories through which we understand our place ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. Fantastic Negrito has one of the best attitudes you will ever hear in music. " It's ...