Fantastic Negrito Celebrates His fourth GRAMMY nomination for his song “Oh Betty”

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A courageous, romantic tale from his family tree, “Oh Betty” tells the defiant tale of his seventh generation white Scottish indentured servant grandmother Betty Gallimore who was living in a common law marriage with his seventh generation African-American enslaved grandfather, Grandfather Courage.

A beloved live performer who burst into the public eye when he won NPR Music’s prestigious Tiny Desk Concert Contest, Fantastic Negrito has toured with Sturgill Simpson and Chris Cornell, collaborated with Sting and E-40 and founded the Revolution Plantation, an urban farm aimed at youth education and empowerment. He is confirmed for several film screenings w/ performances and to play a show in Italy in March 2023 as guest to Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

Part love story, part history lesson and with acclaim spanning Pitchfork to NPR, the multimedia project tells the defiant tale of his seventh generation white Scottish indentured servant grandmother Betty Gallimore who was living in a common law marriage with his seventh generation African-American enslaved grandfather, Grandfather Courage, in the face of the racist, separatist, laws of 1750s colonial Virginia. 

Fantastic Negrito shares, “The incredible story of my seventh generation grandparents was so profound. I reimagined it through the lenses of my touring band. Please check it out unplugged unapologetic reimagined.”