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Xavier Rudd (born 1978) is a soulful Australian surf/roots artist from Torquay, Victoria, which is near the famous surfing location, Bells Beach.
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.
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.
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musicsdope wrote:
sweepin up the peices, but the peices never end
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sun-flower-girl wrote:
I love this man so much.
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thebigkahuna805 wrote:
A 4th world is damn good!
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xvRJosue wrote:
Mother Earth.
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Maggotleader666 wrote:
Set me free is greatt
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cocoscandle wrote:
i need something new
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prg03 wrote:
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CAN SOMEONE SELL/ RIP ME A COPY OF LIVE IN CANADA? I AM A TASMANIAN. XAV'S "MOTHER EARTH" IS TASMANIA. I REALLY REALLY REALLY WANT THIS ALBUM. I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER :) Robin - walktheslide@yahoo.com.au
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jelle_kgb wrote:
Xavier made it to Kofferbaque's weekly top hits! Check this out! http://www.kofferbaque.nl/2011/10/t-kofferbaque-quintetje-10.html
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Tf4rdy wrote:
He looks like Ryan Dunn on this photo, lol.
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madisunnyd wrote:
i heard this on musicovery and my immediate reaction was: HRRRRRRRNNNNNGGH.
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lucascopin wrote:
Listen and practice what he says and you shall live well
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mattoy666 wrote:
More more more!! And a gig in Hong Kong would be sweet!! Love XR's vibe - it chills and uplifts... Stunning.
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longwalk wrote:
Professor X :)
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Malissa91 wrote:
I like !
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upallday wrote:
DUDE COME TO FLORIDA
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ONGOK wrote:
this man's really... WOAH
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Mattecapu wrote:
my friends...come my friends.
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Blvtmond wrote:
Fantastic show in Vail. I've finally seen this amazing musician live.
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alyth wrote:
well .. i hope his music ain't THAT relaxing ... please people listen his lyrics!!!!
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jully_cobain wrote:
"I hope music fills your souls with joy today" - Xavier is just luminous!
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XAVIER RUDD ANNOUNCES 2011 US HEADLINING TOUR
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XAVIER RUDD ANNOUNCES 2011 US HEADLINING TOUR"The Tap Root
Tour, set to be a rare + intimate experience..."Tickets on sale
February 11th!!!
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