Kobo Town
Calypso!
The Canadian group Kobo Town was founded by songwriter Drew Gonsalves, originally from Trinidad. The name Kobo Town also comes from Trinidad, from the historic neighborhood in Port-of-Prince where calypso originated. This was right next to the wharf where the fishing boats docked. An area of constant resistance and conflict, where sticks and stones, songs and verses collided with the bayonets and batons of the colonial regime.
With deep roots in Caribbean folk music, Gonsalves creates music that is both happy and melancholic, full of poetry and, above all, danceable to the core! The infectious rhythms often contrast with sharp lyrics that expose human stupidity and our lazy tendency to never learn from our mistakes.
Kobo Town mixes calypso humor with dancehall, reggae and brass and has gained fans all over the world, from Port-of-Prince to Paris, from Montreal to Malaysia – and now it's Førde what a trip!
Drew Gonsalves - vocals, guitar and cuatro
Don Stewart - bass
Derek Thorne - bongos, congas and percussion
Robert Milicevic - drums
Jan Morgan - trumpet
Terence Woode - trombone
Patrick Giunta - guitar
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