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More info: http://smallworldmusic.com/shows/calypso-rose-kobo-town/
Doors at 8pm, show at 9pm.
Calypso and Socas living legend, Calypso Rose was born in 1940 on the tiny island of Tobago in the West Indies. Today, she resides in Queens, New York, but every year she returns to her island “to come back to herself” and, as she explains, “to find in Tobago her African Roots.” Calypso Rose has written more than 800 songs and recorded more than 20 albums. She has performed all over the world. Her personality, charisma, and joie de vivre define her as an exceptional woman. Calypso Rose is a true peoples diva, singing blues, gospel, reggae, soul and of course calypso.
Founded by Trinidadian/Canadian songwriter Drew Gonsalves, Kobo Town is named after the historic neighborhood in Port-of-Spain where calypso was born. Gonsalves grew up in a middle class neighborhood in Diego Martin, a town just outside of Trinidads biggest city, Port of Spain. His mother is originally from Quebec City, Canada, and had met Drews father in Barbados on a trip when he was visiting family. A few days later, they were engaged, and she came to Trinidad where Gonsalves was born. When he was 13, Drews mother fled what had become an abusive marriage and he and his siblings went with her to Ottawa, Canada. The sudden move to a new and cold world where he didnt fit in led Gonsalves to cultivate a deep nostalgia for the land of his birth. He started writing his own calypsos, and visiting calypso tents during his trips to Trinidad. In 2004, he put together Kobo Town with some fellow Trini expats in Toronto and some musicians from his first band, Outcry, a rock-reggae group with calypso and West Indian folk influences.
For this tour, Kobo Town will be backing Calypso Rose, and will also be playing their own material.
For updates, visit www.cumbancha.com/events/kobo-town.
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