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Hardcore from Medellín, Colombia http://myspace.com/gritohardcore .

Fantastic Negrito is the stage name of Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born 1968), an African-American singer-songwriter whose music has spanned blues, R&B, and roots music. “Fuck a popstar. Fuck pandering. Fuck fakeness. Fuck fear.” Fantastic Negrito is the incarnation of a musician who is reborn after going through a lot of awful shit. In fact, the name Fantastic Negrito represents his third rebirth, literally coming back from death this time. The narrative on this man is as important as the sound, because the narrative is the sound. Songs born from a long hard life channeled through black roots music. Slide guitar,...