![]() Music is the voice of the heart.” Luckily for us, Rudd unzips his heart and lets the mass of music seep into our ears and minds. “Music means love, peace, connection, emotion. “My music is simply a reflection of my journey and what comes within that,” Rudd told The Marquee. ![]() Incorporating different languages, African-style beats and earth shaking below-the-belt bass lines, for Ben Harper and Michael Franti fans Rudd’s latest studio work is not to be left by the wayside. Varying widely from the previous Dark Shades of Blue, Koonyum Sun takes listeners on an ethereal journey, opening up parts of a musical bliss Rudd had yet to uncover. Xavier Rudd’s latest album Koonyum Sun encompasses the whole-hearted talents of bassist Tio Moloantoa and percussionist Andile Nqubezelo alongside Rudd’s various embedded musical elements. Currently supporting the shut down of whaling in Antarctica and working toward a change in Australia’s gas industry, Rudd uses his strength to fight for us all. A full-time activist, Rudd finds the courage to stand up for causes rooted in environmentalism, anti-whaling projects, art movements, and many more. Often, Rudd helps more than he may give himself credit for. “Sometimes that makes me feel small and sometimes that makes me feel like I have some kind of responsibility to help. I’ve seen a lot of beautiful and wonderful things but I’ve also seen a lot of really confronting things,” he said. It’s all interwoven.” Since his debut studio album in 2002, To Let, Rudd has graced the music scene with messages of peace and togetherness, sorrow and loneliness, all the while drenching his messages in world happenings. “I’m pretty blessed with an existence of meeting lots of amazing spirits and people and places. “My music has always been there and comes through on its own accord and always has, ever since I was little,” Rudd told The Marquee in a recent interview. Since his early childhood, Rudd has always had a fascination for music. Rudd is as eclectic as they come, with instruments ranging from various didgeridoos to djembe drums to slide banjo, from which he crafts a mixture of worldly elements all flowing as one. In some regards, it’s pretty amazing that “Down Under” songwriter Xavier Rudd isn’t from here - well, except for maybe the fact that Colorado doesn’t have waves to ride. Xavier Rudd fights the good fights while spreading music :: Xavier Rudd :: :: April 29 :: The Ogden Theatre ::Ĭolorado’s music scene has always proven to be quite vast and eclectic.
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