Join us for the 46th Annual Harrison Festival of the Arts. We are excited to welcome everyone back to Harrison this year for a thrilling Festival! For full details on the festival such as Schedule, Artist Lineup, workshops, Children’s Day, the Artisan Market and more… continue on to the Homepage.
Kobo Town
Location: Harrison Memorial Hall (290 Esplanade Ave.)
Time: Saturday, July 12th, 8:00pm
Named after the historic Port-of-Spain neighborhood in Trinidad where calypso was born, Kobo Town has been described as “an intoxicating mix of licked calypsonian spirit, dancehall reggae and trombone-heavy horns” (Guardian). Since its inception in 2005, the band, based in Toronto, has brought its calypso sound and ska inspiration to audiences around the world. Kobo Town is led by Drew Gonsalves, a songwriter, singer and multi-instrumentalist whose music has been covered by many other artists, including Carlos Santana, Manu Chao and Calypso Rose. At once disturbing and joyous, intensely poetic and highly danceable, the group’s songs are rooted in the rich tradition of Caribbean musical storytelling and are delivered with an indomitable energy that has thrilled audiences from Montreal to Malaysia and from Havana to Berlin.
