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Fantastic Negrito at Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
Courtesy of Etix | Posted on October 11, 2023
Where
Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant
1010 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN
Map
612-332-1010
When
Wed, October 25, 2023
7:00 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Fantastic Negrito
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
Tickets are available online until 4pm the day of the performance. Any further sales must be completed through the Box Office via phone at 612-332-5299 or in-person, and after 6pm in-person at the Will Call Desk. We are not affiliated with any third-party sellers. Thank you—see you soon!
"a combination of Frank Zappa and Prince” – American Songwriter
Part love story, part historical excavation, Fantastic Negrito’s extraordinary new album, 2022’s White Jesus Black Problems, is an exhilarating ode to the power of family and the enduring resilience of our shared humanity. Inspired by the illegal, interracial romance of his seventh-generation grandparents—a white indentured servant and an enslaved Black man—in 1750s Virginia, the collection is bold and thought-provoking, grappling with racism, capitalism, and the very meaning of freedom itself, all without ever losing sight of the desire and determination at the heart of the tale. ...