Among the artists most appreciated by the Italian public who love good music, Fantastic Negrito he will be returning to our country next summer to present live Son of a Broken Manreleased last October on his own label Storefront Records.
The first confirmed dates are those of Friday 8 August 2025 at the Radio Onda d'Urto Party in Brescia And Saturday 9 August within the review Sogliano Sonica from scene to Piazza Matteotti in Sogliano al Rubicone (FC). The stage of Brescia will be ad free entry until 8pm on the day of the concert (the ticket will then cost €10 at the checkout), while i tickets for that of Sogliano al Rubicone they are already available on Ticketone.
Sons of a Broken Man
Son of a Broken Man is the first new work from the acclaimed Grandfather Courage and was preceded by the release of Undefeated Eyes with the participation of Sting. The disc sees Negrito encapsulate the inimitable elements of his celebrated work to date, including distorted guitar riffs, melodic and expressive ballads and plot twists that have become his trademark. The album, certainly his most personal work to date, explores themes of family and deception and the human desire to hide the true self, while delving into one of the oldest conflicts in human history, the struggle between father and son .
“When I was twelve my father stopped talking to me and kicked me out of my house,” she says Fantastic Negrito. “I never saw him again and he died while I was in foster care. On the record I tell him what I've been up to in my life.” From a young age to Negrito they were told falsehoods by his father. An invented surname, invented origins and a fake Somali accent. Why lie? Why create this false narrative? These are the questions that Fantastic Negrito had to ask himself and which have become the heart of Son of a Broken Man.
Fantastic Negrito
Born as Xavier Amin Ddphrepaulezzmuch has been said about the singular story of Negrito: his early years growing up in an Orthodox Muslim family, the failed major label contract that drove him away from the music industry, the near-fatal car accident that permanently damaged his guitar-playing hand, the extraordinary redemption journey began in 2015, when he won the first NPR Tiny Desk Contest. In the following years, Negrito he won 3 Grammy Awards consecutive in the category Best Contemporary Blues Albumhas performed on extensive tours around the world, opened concerts for the likes of Sturgill Simpson, Chris Cornell, Bruce Springsteenhe has collaborated with numerous musicians including Sting and E-40launched his own label, Storefront Recordshas performed in the most important world festivals, from Lollapalooza to Glastonbury and he founded Revolution Plantationan urban farm aimed at educating and empowering youth.
Daniel D`Amico for SANREMO.FM
