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Kobo Town
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Home Town: Toronto, Canada
Genre: World/Folk
Posted By: MusicDish
Joined On: November 13, 2007
Page Views: 2,710
Song Plays: 50
Current Rank: 4,041
Highest Rank: 140
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Albums
Independence
Similar Artists
Roaring Lion, King Radio, Eddie Grant, Jolly Boys, Manu Chao, Barbarito Torres, Steel Pulse, Yellowman, David Rudder, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mutabaruka, The Orishas, Mighty Sparrow, K-os
Group Members
Drew Gonsalves, Robert Milicevic, Stich Wynston, Ravi Jadoonanan, Derek Thorne, Linsey Wellman, Roger Williams, Cesco Emmanuel, Osvaldo Rodriguez
Instruments
cuatro, guitar, drums, dholak, percussions, congas, flute, saxophone, clarinet, bass, violin, piano
Musical Style
Calypso, Roots Reggae, Dub, Mento
Influences
early Trinidadian calypso, Cuban son montuno, Jamaican mento, French Antillean zouk, old school dancehall, roots reggae, Brazilian forro, Crucian scratch band music, Venezuelan pasillos, Colombian parranda, Haitian kompa
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Kobo Town Nominated as Best World Artist-Group
Posted on November 14, 2007 10:36 AM
|  Kobo Town also recently won Best World Song by the 2007 Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards
The Canadian Folk Music Awards announced on Wednesday, October 17 that Toronto-based, roots-calypso act Kobo Town had been nominated for "Best World Artist Group." The 2007 Canadian Folk Music Awards, being held on December 1st at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Québec, will recognize Canada's outstanding writers, producers and performers of folk music and the artists who are expanding the genre in innovative and exciting ways.
Led by Trinidadian singer/songwriter Drew Gonsalves, the group has strived to revive the folk traditions of calypso while making it relevant for a new generation of listeners. The Toronto Star noted that "they're [Kobo Town] a musical bridge between two cultures, and a tenuous link to what may be a dying folk art."
The announcement capped a hectic week for the band, with a successful showcase performance at the OCFF (Ontario Council of Folk... Read more » |
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