Album: The Last Days of Oakland by Fantastic Negrito (2016)
Genre: Blues
Format: Album

Description: The Last Days of Oakland is the second album by American singer-songwriter Fantastic Negrito, released June 3, 2016 through Blackball Universe.    Rayanne Pinna described the album as "an urgent, political record that grapples with the many changes Oakland has seen in recent years." In 2017, it won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

Artist Background: Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz (born January 20, 1968), better known by his stage name Fantastic Negrito, is an American singer-songwriter whose music spans blues, R&B, and roots music. His 2016 album The Last Days of Oakland won a Grammy award for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 59th Grammy Awards. In 2019, his album Please Don't Be Dead won the same category for the 61st Grammy Awards. His 2020 album, Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? won Fantastic Negrito his 3rd consecutive Best Contemporary Bl... Part of the Great Barrington, Massachusetts music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Blues movement.

Music Scene: Part of the Great Barrington, Massachusetts music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Blues movement.

Tags: Blues, 2010s, Album


The Last Days of Oakland is the second album by American singer-songwriter Fantastic Negrito, released June 3, 2016 through Blackball Universe.    Rayanne Pinna described the album as "an urgent, political record that grapples with the many changes Oakland has seen in recent years." In 2017, it won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

The Last Days of Oakland

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