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Devendra Banhart - London Shepherds Bush Empire
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Soundgenerator | by CDELive show reviewThey say it's all about the journey, not the destination. We could talk about the sound, the instrumentation - even the stripped down, primal ethics of the music. The reality is that all roads lead back to Devendra - the mighty-voiced, charismatic bandleader that tonight's Shepherds Bush crowd have paid to keep company with for an hour or two. The good thing, no, the amazing thing about Banhart, is the way he's taken the classic 70's San Francisco folk rock blueprint into 2004 with such honest interpretation. Watching tonight's set, which features Queen of Sheba - Devendra's more than capable backing band - as well as assorted musicians from the sensationally brilliant support act Coco Rosie, you are effortlessly transported back to a time where setlists, curfews and other trivialities had no place in music; musicians gathered simply to chase the dark from the shadows on a journey with no destination. However the short time spend occupying Barhart's world must eventually come to an end, therefore so must the journey. But what an experience it was; from the opening tracks, with Banhart alone, centre stage, stirring up the ambience with hushed determination to a high......
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Interview with Devendra Banhart
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Kevin Serrachats about his elderly fan base, his favorite song off "Niño Rojo," and moreRead the interview here....
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Interview with Devendra Banhart
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Kevin Serrachats about his elderly fan base, his favorite song off "Niño Rojo," and moreRead the interview here....
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Banhart Devendra: Nino Rojo
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Ultimate Guitar...a folk music long lost in the depths of time & tribal memorySound: I can honestly say to you that I have never heard anything like Devendra Banhart - the entire album features nothing but him and an acoustic guitar with the occasional hippie friend lending a friendly double bass or harmonica. Having grown up in Venezuala with nobody to teach him anything of guitar technique, Banhart has developed his own unique style, a darkly beautiful sound reminiscent not of the fifties/sixties america that is so popular among acoustic performers, but of a folk music long lost in the depths of time & tribal memory. The album, like it's predecessors "Rejoicing In The Hands" and "Oh Me Oh My" has been treated with the greatest respect to Banhart's pure tone and resonance; unlike most of the over-produced and orchestra-smothered albums pouring out of the shops these days. Nino Rojo maintains a natural feel, originating from the unconventional choice of recording studio - producer Michael Gira's living room. As for the music itself, the melodies are inspired and moving, but short. Many of the songs only play for no more than 2 minutes, although there are a sufficient number of......
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Devendra Banhart, Nino Rojo
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The Onion A.V. Club | by Stephen Thompson...a succession of crushingly beautiful tearjerkersDevendra Banhart has released three albums and an EP of weird, warbling, low-fidelity folk music in the last two years, drawing the attention of everyone from high-profile critics to multi-platinum sensation Norah Jones, who nominated him for this year's Shortlist Music Prize. Banhart remains anything but consistent, but his new Niño Rojo (Young God) (Buy It!) strips away many of his oddest affectations, revealing a succession of crushingly beautiful tearjerkers like the aching "At The Hop"......