My new album “White Jesus Black Problems” is out now. Buy or listen to it here: https://orcd.co/wjbp
Order exclusive vinyl & CDs of “White Jesus Black Problems” & other merch from my official shop: https://bit.ly/negritoshop
Directed by: Aerick Neal, Shoot Something
1st Assistant Director: Heidi Roodvoets
Producers: Heidi Roodvoets and Adyam Abraham
Starring: James Small, Sahra Brubeck and Aaron Cole
Fantastic Negrito is releasing his new album “White Jesus Black Problems” on June 3. To accompany the full-length studio album, he created an entire companion film set to the music. The multi-media project is based on the true story of Negrito’s seventh generation white Scottish grandmother (Grandma Gallimore), an indentured servant, living in a common law marriage with his seventh generation African American enslaved grandfather (Grandfather Courage); in open defiance of the racist, separatist, laws of 1750s colonial Virginia.
The resulting work is part love story, part historical excavation, an extraordinary and exhilarating ode to the power of family and the enduring resilience of our shared humanity. 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. Stepping back to absorb the work in its full audio and visual context yields a transcendent and immersive sensory experience, one that challenges our notions of who we are, where we come from, and, perhaps most importantly, where we’re headed.
