Vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter/producer Xantoné Blacq’s music is a sonic adventure fusing jazz, funk and soul with music from around the world. Xan describes his sound as ‘ free-range sunshine music’… Think Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock and Stevie Wonder in the making… Xantoné’s first single releases were “Search For The Sun” and “The Dance” both receiving critical acclaim and club/radio airplay from international luminaries including Masters At Work, Gilles Peterson, Kyoto Jazz Massive and Jazzanova.
Xan has since remixed and recorded for groundbreaking international labels including Warner Music/Dro (Spain), Compost Records (Germany), Trama Records (Brazil) and Loop (New Zealand). He is also a highly sought after feature artist performing on the latest albums of Bruno E, Big Bang, Delgui, Soul Vigilantes. Last year he toured Brazil and Spain, and plans to perform in Japan to coincide with the release of his new album.
Xan has since remixed and recorded for groundbreaking international labels including Warner Music/Dro (Spain), Compost Records (Germany), Trama Records (Brazil) and Loop (New Zealand). He is also a highly sought after feature artist performing on the latest albums of Bruno E, Big Bang, Delgui, Soul Vigilantes. Last year he toured Brazil and Spain, and plans to perform in Japan to coincide with the release of his new album.
Xantoné Blacq in 2006
Xantoné Blacq releases his original “Yes I Do” and a future funk interpretation of the Beatles hit “Drive My Car” feat. “Pee Wee” Ellis on 12″ single this summer (Japan release date 3rd July / UK release date 17th July). Both tracks are aimed directly at the dancefloor with squelchy basses, fiery horn riffs and the funk madness taken to extremes by master Sax Funkster Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis who played, wrote and arranged many of James Brown’s greatest hits.
The single precedes the release of Xantoné’s album “To The Heavens And Beyond” (Japan release date July 2006 / UK release date September 2006) which is filled to the brim with euphoria inducing Soul, Jazz and Funk. Guest performances by Brazilian vocalist Patricia Marx, Classical Indian vocalists Preeti and Unnati Dasgupta and Italian songstress Manuela Panizzo add global flavours to this colourful album.