Sweet Baboo

Sweet Baboo
Birth name	Stephen Black
Born	Trefriw, Wales
Genres	Folk, indie folk, psychedelic
Occupation(s)	Songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet
Years active	2003–present
Labels	Moshi Moshi Records
Associated acts	Gruff Rhys, Euros Childs, The Pictish Trail, The Voluntary Butler Scheme, Islet, Cate Le Bon, H. Hawkline, John MOuse, Spencer McGarry Season, Slow Club, Teleman, Meilyr Jones, Drinks
Website	sweetbaboo.co.uk

Sweet Baboo is the stage name of Stephen Black, a musician from rural North Wales now based in Cardiff. Before becoming a solo artist, he played with the band JT MOuse. Alongside his solo work, he's also played with many other artists, including with Gruff Rhys, Cate Le Bon, Euros Childs and Slow Club. He is bilingual in Welsh and English but usually sings in English.

Sweet Baboo's earliest musical influences were fellow Welsh musicians such as Super Furry Animals and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. Later influences have included the Beach Boys and Jonathan Richman. His musical style has been described as a mix of country and psychedelic – idiosyncratic, with a skill for writing darkly funny to piercingly tender lyrics.

Sweet Baboo has performed extensively at festivals such as Glastonbury, Green Man, Festival N°6 and Latitude. He has worked with Cate Le Bon, Slow Club and H. Hawkline, and has also performed with and produced Euros Childs, The Pictish Trail, The Voluntary Butler Scheme and Islet, and collaborated with Gruff Rhys.

Sweet Baboo's album I'm a Dancer / Songs about Sleepin' was nominated for the first ever Welsh Music Prize in 2011.

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