Time To Smile by Xavier Rudd and Izintaba. Directed by Jeremy Fisher. From the upcoming album Koonyum Sun, street date – Week of April 19th, 2010 This video features some beautiful slide guitar from singer/songwriter, Xavier Rudd paired with the heavy grooving bass of bassist Tio Moloantoa and punctuated with the drums and percussion of Andile Nqubezelo – which truly helps to round out the fusion of African and Australian folk sounds. These former members of the late African Reggae singer, Lucky Dube's band have rounded out the sound to smooth folky African Grooves you hear now. Xavier, Tio and Andile formed a bond that extended beyond their musical respect for each other in the summer of 2008 at Austrias Nuke festival. This relationship like their musical tastes reflects a passion for unifying culture, sound and understanding. Moving away from the heavier edged sound that he pursued on Dark Shades of Blue, Xavier is back to his up beat, hip swaying sound that has been his main stay on previous recordings and is now backed by the tour de force of Tio and Andile as- Xavier Rudd and Izintaba Time to smile indeed Some of the inspirations and influences to Xavier Rudd can be found in: Angelique Kidjo Lucky Dube Paul Simon Peter Gabriel Dave Matthews Band Jack Johnson Ben Harper Ash Grunewald John Butler Trio Surfers: Taylor Knox, Dave Rastovich, Kelly Slater Xavier Rudd is a proud supporter of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as well as Surfers Against Sewage Over the …

Xavier Rudd performs "Fortune Teller" live at Melkweg, Amsterdam (October 10th 2006). Check the entire concert and other singer/songwriter concerts on www.fabchannel.com/xavier_rudd.
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BALCONYTV.COM 18/08/2008 PRESENTED BY TOM MILLETT Maybe more than any of his previous albums, Xavier Rudd's Dark Shades of Blue is a balance of darkness and light. That's what the Australian singer-songwriter/one-man band/didgeridoo virtuoso hears in the disc. Plenty of each went into making the disc. Dark Shades of Blue is the first Rudd album in several years to be recorded in Australia. As a result, it bears the joy and peace of mind that comes with an often-touring artist that gets a chance to catch his breath. Recorded in Byron Bay on Australia's eastern coast, it found the 30-year-old Rudd cutting tracks in the evening, before going to sleep under the stars, staring up at the Southern Cross and the Milky Way, his retriever curled up by his side. "Even though it's a darker album," says Rudd. "I think there is a lot of sunshine in the record. There's brightness in the instruments, tonally, and I can hear the humidity in the didgeridoos, and in the guitar. I can hear that humidity, the warmth of the climate in Byron Bay." www.xavierrudd.com http Tune in again tomorrow!!!
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xavier Rudd No woman no cry
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Xavier Rudd performs in the Herald Sun studio.
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