Genres Caribbean music Origin Toronto, Canada (2004) | Years active 2004 (2004)–present Genre World | |
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Albums Jumbie in the Jukebox, Independence Members Drew Gonsalves, Robert Milicevic, Cesco Emmanuel, Linsey Wellman, Derek Thorne, Jan Morgan, Roger Williams Record labels Cumbancha, Stonetree Records, Skycap, Kobo Town Similar Calypso Rose, Ivan Duran, The Garifuna Collective, The Tequila Mockingb, Andy Palacio Profiles | ||
Kobo town kaiso newscast
Kobo Town is a Canadian Caribbean music group, led by Trinidadian Canadian singer and songwriter Drew Gonsalves. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band blends calypso music with a diverse mix of Caribbean and other musical influences, including ska, reggae, dub, rapso, zouk and hip hop.
Contents
Other band members include percussionist Derek Thorne, guitarist Cesco Emmanuel, drummer Robert Milicevic, saxophone and flute player Linsey Wellman, bassist Roger Williams and trumpeter Jan Morgan.
Kobo town independence full album
Background
Gonsalves was born and raised in Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago to a Trinidadian father and a Québécois mother. When he was 13, his mother left what had become an abusive marriage, and returned to Canada with her children, settling in Ottawa, Ontario. As a teenager, Gonsalves turned to music and poetry as a way to deal with his sense of dislocation and exile. He later studied history and political science at Carleton University before moving to Toronto with his wife Sophia in the early 2000s and forming the band in 2004.
Music
The band released its debut album Independence in 2007.
The band's second album Jumbie in the Jukebox, released in 2013, was recorded predominantly in Belize. The album was named a longlisted nominee for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize on June 13, 2013.
Songs
The CallJumbie in the Jukebox · 2013
Kaiso NewscastJumbie in the Jukebox · 2013
Mr MondayJumbie in the Jukebox · 2013