Kobo Town - a contemporary Calypso band from Trinidad via Canada – will thrill fans at a special concert in Manchester on 12th February 2012. The band has taken the Canadian and US festival circuits by storm.

Kobo Town’s first album “Independence” was nominated for several music awards.

Founded by Trinidadian-Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town is named after the historic neighbourhood in Port-of-Spain where Calypso was born.

The band explores the rich lyrical tradition and compelling rhythms of Calypso’s formative years (The Roaring Lion, Lord Invader, Attila the Hun) to demonstrate the contemporary relevance of their art with our time.

Domestic violence, the war on Iraq, the paradoxes of globalization, the ongoing state of Caribbean dependency, and the bittersweet experience of immigration are all treated within their wide and varied repertory.

Since Kobo Town’s formation in 2004, the band has performed at festivals and venues throughout Canada and the US, and has performed live on national and regional TV and radio programmes in both Canada and Trinidad and Tobago.

Kobo Town is currently recording their second album with Belizean producer Ivan Duran. The album is due for release in early 2012 to coincide with the group’s first UK tour.
This Kobo Town national tour is a part of the Black Routes touring network and is supported by Arts Council England.

KOBO TOWN IN MANCHESTER
12th February 2012
From 20:00 to 23:00
The Ruby Lounge
28-34 High Street
Northern Quarter
Manchester
M4 1QB
Ticket Price £15
Advance Ticket Price £13
Ticketline: 0161 832 1111