“The narrative for Fantastic Negrito is as important as the sound, because the narrative is the sound,” so says the “about” section on his website. It’s a phoenix rising from the ashes story and a sound to match. A mix of soulful, black roots music, Fantastic Negrito, hailing from Oakland, California, harnesses the blues and some folk, with a dash of punk. Word has it that he’s working on a new recording and should be hitting the road sometime in 2016-17.
Listen to “Night Has Turned to Day”
Ty Marshal is the Executive Director at the Center for the Arts in Homer, N.Y – one of the Central New York region’s preeminent presenter of the arts and a proponent of community enrichment through world-class entertainment and arts education.
