2026 Show
Fantastic Negrito – Live at Open Air Blues Festival Brezoi 2026
3× GRAMMY® Award-Winner Returns to Brezoi!
After a jaw-dropping performance this past summer that left us all speechless, we knew we had to bring him back – and the fact that he wants to return makes us incredibly happy. 💙
🎸 Fantastic Negrito will once again bring his explosive blend of blues, soul, rock, and storytelling to the mountains of Brezoi!
💿 About the Artist
His latest album, “Son of a Broken Man” (released October 18, 2024 via Storefront Records), showcases his unmistakable style – from hard-hitting riffs to emotional ballads – and stands as one of his most personal works yet, exploring family, truth, and identity.
Born Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, Fantastic Negrito’s journey is pure resilience – from a near-fatal car crash to winning the first-ever NPR Tiny Desk Contest and earning three GRAMMY® Awards for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
He’s shared stages with Sturgill Simpson, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Cornell, and collaborated with Sting, E-40, and Tank and The Bangas.
In 2025, he celebrates 10 years since winning the inaugural NPR Tiny Desk Contest –
and in July 2026, we celebrate his return to Brezoi, where music and soul collide.
📍 Event Info TICKETS
Open Air Blues Festival Brezoi 2026
📅 21–26 July 2026
📍 Brezoi, Vâlcea, Romania
💙 Six days and nights of unforgettable blues, wild beauty, and the most beautiful community of music lovers in Europe.
About artist
Fantastic Negrito releases his highly anticipated new album, Son of a Broken Man, on October 18, 2024 via his own Storefront Records. The new album sees Fantastic Negrito encapsulating his inimitable style, from hard-hitting guitar riffs to expressive ballads, with the unexpected twists that have become his trademark. It stands as one of his most personal works to date, exploring family, deception, and the human desire to hide the true self as he dives deep into the struggle between father and son.
Born Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, Fantastic Negrito's story is a testament to resilience and the transformative power of music. By now, much has been made of Negrito’s unique story – growing up in an orthodox Muslim household, a doomed major label deal, the near-fatal car crash that permanently damaged his guitar playing hand—as well as the remarkable redemption arc that began in 2015, when he won the first-ever NPR Tiny Desk Contest.
He has since earned three consecutive GRAMMY® Awards for “Best Contemporary Blues Album," and shared stages with everyone from Sturgill Simpson to Chris Cornell to Bruce Springsteen. He's collaborated in the studio with the likes of Sting, E-40, and Tank and The Bangas, performed on countless headline world tours and at festivals such as Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Newport Folk, and WOMAD, and founded the Revolution Plantation, an urban farm aimed at youth education and empowerment.