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Moving away from the heavier-edged sound pursued on 2008ís ìDark Shades of Blue,î Xavier is back to his up-beat, hip-swaying soundóa mainstay on previous recordingsóand is now backed by the tour de force of Tio and Andile under the new group ìXavier Rudd and Izintaba.îĬharleston City Paper experienced the new lineup live this past summer, raving ìWith a powerful presence center stage, bassist Tio Molontoa cranked out some funky bass with a background of the aboriginal flag, while drummer Andile Nqubezelo, stage right, demolished the drumsÖFrom beginning to end Ruddís performance had fans in a frenzy bobbing around to a fusion of Aboriginal Funk.î Their relationshipólike their musical tastesóreflects a passion for unifying culture, sound and understanding. Xavier, Tio and Andile formed a bond in the summer of 2008 at Austriaís Nuke festival that extended beyond a fundamental musical respect for each other. Back in 301 Studios in Byron Bay, Australia, Xavier completed his latest album, ìKoonyum Sun,î and his first recording with a South African rhythm section comprised of Tio Moloantoa on Bass and Andile Nqubezelo, formerly of the late Lucky Dubeís band, on drums. New York, NY (TOP40 Charts/ Universal Music Group) - Bright sunny skies, white sand beaches and rolling turquoise waves is where Xavier Rudd recorded his new musical work, and the setting couldnít have been better for this next selection of songs. Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Time.

You can still class Xavier Rudd along side Ani DiFranco, Jack Johnson, Daniel Lanois, Donavon Frankenreiter.

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A deep, socially involved but equally grooving and exciting musician and, quite literally, a multi-instrumentalist: solo he can do all sorts of things at the same time, with plenty of respect for nature and the Aboriginal culture, thus with didgeridoo (alias the yirdaki) plus percussion, harmonica and guitar (preferably the Weissenborn.)

Living organic and healthy are the keywords, but Xavier Rudd does package his messages honestly and with craftsmanship. Xavier Rudd is from Australia but the world is his oyster, and clearly that world must still last an eternity. Meanwhile, for the Xavier Rudd first-timers, just a quick recap of some previous praise? Hypnotizing and perfect for those who love adventurous music.

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Cool! So if you've been a bit of a Xavier Rudd follower (including that full AB in December 2008) then you'll have something exclusive to intensely look forward to! The studio sessions must be pretty much finished now and idiosyncratic Xavier would prefer present the new songs live to his European audience first. Both ex - Lucky Dube, that rather legendary South African act, and the three of them recently toured the states already. Versatile Xavier currently plays primarily with Tio Moloantoa (bass) and Andile Nqubezelo (drums). Finally! Apparently also somewhat lighter material again, following the overwhelming trip on his previous album 'Dark Shades Of Blue'.

'Koonyum Sun'! That's the title of the new Xavier Rudd CD.