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Niño Rojo
''Niño Rojo'' is the fourth studio release by freak folk artist Devendra Banhart and his third release on the label Young God Records. It was released on September 13, 2004. In 2007, the song "Little Yellow Spider" was used in a commercial for Orange SA, Orange mobile phone services and in 2005 the song "At The Hop" was featured in a commercial for Cathedral City cheese and in Fat Tire Beer's "Follow your Folly" commercial. In 2006 the album has received a silver certification from Independent Music Companies Association for 30,000+ copies sold in Europe. Reception At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Niño Rojo'' received an average score of 82, based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Track listing Personnel * Devendra Banhart - guitar (acoustic, electric), vocals, producer, artwork * Doug Anderson - mastering, mixing * Lynn Bridges - engineer * Michael Gira - harmonica, vocals, produce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devendra Banhart
Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Texas and raised in Venezuela and California. In 2000, he dropped out of the San Francisco Art Institute to pursue a musical career. In 2002, Banhart released his debut album and is best known for his albums in the late 2000s such as '' Cripple Crow'' and '' Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon''. He has since expanded his career to incorporate his interest and training in the visual arts. Early life Banhart was born in Houston, Texas, to a Venezuelan mother, María Eugenia Rísquez, and an American father, Robert Gary Banhart. His mother worked as a model. His given name is a synonym for Indra, suggested by Indian religious leader Prem Rawat (whom Banhart's parents followed), and his middle name Obi takes after Obi-Wan Kenobi, a ''Star Wars'' character. His parents divorced in 1983, after which Rísquez and he moved to Caracas, Venezuela. Rísquez later remarried and wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
