Nightfall Preview: Fantastic Negrito

Chattanooga (WDEF) – NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts offer musical acts the chance to perform stripped down, in a small space, for an intimate audience, and get national exposure for it.

Some big stars have taken advantage, Adele, John Legend, T-Pain to name a few.

But mainly the series showcases new acts that can deliver a punch in such a setting.

Hozier, Sylvan Esso, & St. Paul and the Broken Bones all got early exposure on the series.

So this year, the folks at NPR decided to give the opportunity to an unsigned artist.

They got almost 7,000 entries, but picked Fantastic Negrito.

His show helped launch an amazing comeback story.

Take a listen to his unique mix of rootsy, bluesy songs.

Then see the story on why it is amazing that he ever got to perform them.

Fantastic Negrito takes the Miller Plaza stage at 8PM Friday night.

Chattanooga’s Glowing Bordis opens the show at 7PM.