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September 24 1999 by Xavier Rudd

Artist Biography For Xavier Rudd

Xavier Rudd Born 29 May 1978 Is A Soulful Australian Singer-Songwriter And Multi-Instrumentalist Whose Songs Encompass Themes Such As Spirituality Humanity Environmentalism And The Rights Of Indigenous Australians. He Recorded As Xavier Rudd & Izintaba For The 2010 Album "Koonyum Sun" And As Xavier Rudd & The United Nations For The 2017 Album "Nanna". Growing Up In A Family Of Seven Children In Torquay Victoria Australia Near The Famous Surfing Location Bells Beach Rudd Showed A Keen Interest In Music. While Primary School-Aged Rudd Used His Mother's Vacuum Cleaner As A Makeshift Didgeridoo And He Began Playing His Brother's Guitar. He Also Played Saxophone And Clarinet As A Child. Before Launching His Solo Career Rudd Began Playing Music As Part Of The Band 'Xavier And The Hum'. In 2004 Rudd Released Solace His First Album To Be Distributed By A Major Label. Rudd's Music Is Compassionate And Always Manages To Render Emotion In His Fans. His Songs Include Stories Of The Mistreatment Of The Indigenous People Of His Homeland They Tell Of Humanity Spirituality Or The Environment. The Songs Are Written And Sung With Compassion And They Urge The Celebration Of Life. Rudd Is Skilled With A Variety Of Instruments Include Guitar Shaker Didgeridoo Weissenborn Slide Guitar Tongue Drum Stomp Boxe Djembe Harmonica Ankle Bells And Slide Banjo. It's An Experience To Watch Him Perform His Songs Live As He Plays The Guitar Digeridoo And Various Percussion Instruments Simultaneously Using A Unique Stage Setup. But The Real Magic Comes When He Opens His Mouth And His Soulful Voice Spills Upon His Audience. Rudd Recalls That When He Was 10 His Dad Took Him To See Paul Simon’s Graceland Tour. “I Remember Seeing It And Knowing That That Was What I Was Gonna Do ” He Says. “I Had No Doubt. It Sort Of Made Sense Because I’d Always Lived In My Head In This World Of Song That Was My Own Little Secret. But To See That Show And That Whole Thing Happening I Sort Of Felt Comfortable As A Human And Thought.” He Learned To Play The Digeridoo The 50 000-Year-Old Wooden Trumpet Of The Aboriginal People By Practising On A Vacuum Cleaner Pipe. As A Teenager Rudd Really Got Into Songwriting. He Started Performing At His School With Solo Gigs Following. He Drew Inspiration From Artists Such As Leo Kottke Ben Harper Natalie Merchant And Multi-Instrumentalist David Lindley As Well As Music From Diverse Sources Such As Hawaii And Native American Music. As With Most Solo Artists Rudd Has Experimented Playing In A Band. Though It Was A Short- Lived Experiment As Rudd Quickly Found That It Wasn't The Right Way To Go For Him. “What I Do Now Is Just More Me ” He Says. “And It Sounds Full.” Quotes “It’s All About Peace And Happiness ” He Says Of His Performances. “That’s Sort Of The Blanket That Seems To Sort Of Settle In The Room Or On The Venue When I Play But I Sort Of Feel Not Solely Responsible. I Don’t Really Feel Like It’s Me And The Audience. I Feel Like It’s All Of Us One Big Connection And I Just Happen To Be Channeling The Energy Through Music. It Comes From The Audience And Channels Through Me And I Put It Back In The Audience.” “My Music Is About Good Spirit. I’m So Lucky To Be Able To Do What I Do. I’m So Blessed To Be Able To Be Able To Travel Around And Play Music And Connect With So Many People In So Many Places In So Many Cultures. It’s A Gift Of Life As A Musician.” After The Failure Of His Marriage In 2009 Rudd Was Supported In His Grief And Recovery By New South African Bandmates Bassist Tio Moloantoa And Percussionist Andile Nqubezelo. Rudd Had Met Moloantoa And Nqubezelo Performing At The 2008 Wiesen Nuke Festival In Austria. Rudd Described His Connection With Moloantoa And Nqubezelo As Musical Spiritual And Emotional—"I Feel Like They Were Sent To Me " He Said. In 2010 Rudd Bought 20 Hectares Of Property At Koonyum Range Mullumbimby The Location Was The Inspiration For The Name Of The Album Rudd Would Release With Moloantoa And Nqubezelo Titled "Koonyum Sun" As Xavier Rudd & Izintaba. The Album Moved Away From The Heavier Sound Of Rudd's 2008 Album "Dark Shades Of Blue" To A More Up-Beat Style. "Nanna" The 2015 Album Rudd Released As Xavier Rudd & The United Nations Champions Cultural Understanding And Condemns Racism And Intolerance. It Features A Diverse Group Of Musicians From Australia South Africa Samoa Germany Ireland And Papua New Guinea. In 2018 Rudd Released "Storm Boy".

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