[Cover photo credit to Thomas Lange]
3x Grammy Award-winner Fantastic Negrito has announced his new album, Son of a Broken Man, to arrive on Friday, October 18th, 2024 via his own Storefront Records. It marks Fantastic Negrito’s first full-length release since last year’s Grandfather Courage.
Son of a Broken Man is heralded by two singles out now, “California Loner” and “Runaway From You“.
Fantastic Negrito’s Xavier Dphrepaulezz explains about the album:
When I was 12 years old, my dad stopped talking to me and kicked me out of the house. I never saw him again and he ended up dying while I was in foster care. This is me talking to him and telling him what I’ve done with my life.
The album is perhaps Fantastic Negrito’s most personal so far, exploring themes of “family, deception, and the human desire to hide the true self”.
From a young age, Negrito was given “untruths” by his father, including “A made-up last name, a fabricated ancestry, and a fake Somali accent.” Negrito asks on this album, “Why lie? Why create this false narrative?” These questions lie at the heart of Son of a Broken Man.
FANTASTIC NEGRITO – WORLD TOUR 2024
SEPTEMBER
7 – Novato, CA – Hopmonk Tavern
OCTOBER
15 – New York, NY – Sony Hall
18 – Bogota, Colombia – Royal House
20 – Mexico City, Mexico – Auditorio BB
24 – São Paulo, Brazil – Cine Joia
25 – Santiago, Chile – Club Chocolate
26 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Teatro Vorterix
29 – London, United Kingdom – Islington Assembly Hall
30 – Gloucester, United Kingdom – Gloucester Guildhall
31 – Manchester, United Kingdom – The Blues Kitchen Manchester
NOVEMBER
3 – Oberhausen, Germany – Hotelik Gdanska
5 – Berlin, Germany – Quasimodo
6 – Hamburg, Germany – Nochtspeicher
7 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Beta
10 – Oslo, Norway – Parkteatret Scene
13 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
14 – Gent, Belgium – Muziekclub Wintercircus
15 – Paris, France – La Cigale
18 – Villeurbanne, France – Transbordeur
20 – Barcelona, Spain – La Nau
21 – Valencia, Spain – 16 Toneladas
22 – Madrid, Spain – Sala Cool
