Kobo Town
Toronto-based band Kobo Town is named after the historic neighborhood in Po… Read Full Bio ↴Toronto-based band Kobo Town is named after the historic neighborhood in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, where traditional calypso (kaiso) was born amid the boastful, humourous and militant chants of the roaming stickfighters. Situated near the fishermen's wharf, the area was a site of constant defiance and conflict, a place where sticks and stones, songs and verses clashed with the bayonets and batons of colonial rule. For the members of the eight-piece outfit, the name suggests an origin as well as a destination.
Exploring the rich lyrical tradition and compelling rhythms of calypso's formative years - the age of the Roaring Lion, Mighty Spoiler, Lord Invader, King Radio and Attila the Hun - Kobo Town strives to demonstrate the contemporary relevance of their art by engaging the pressing concerns of our time. Domestic violence, the US 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.
Calypso is an art that developed in dialogue with other musical forms. The members of Kobo Town, who come to calypso from all over the musical map, hope to continue and extend this tradition of rhythmic and melodic cross-pollination. While rooted in old time calypso and various West Indian folk musics, their music also draws heavily on dub poetry, roots reggae, zouk, son montuno, funk and jazz.
Exploring the rich lyrical tradition and compelling rhythms of calypso's formative years - the age of the Roaring Lion, Mighty Spoiler, Lord Invader, King Radio and Attila the Hun - Kobo Town strives to demonstrate the contemporary relevance of their art by engaging the pressing concerns of our time. Domestic violence, the US 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.
Calypso is an art that developed in dialogue with other musical forms. The members of Kobo Town, who come to calypso from all over the musical map, hope to continue and extend this tradition of rhythmic and melodic cross-pollination. While rooted in old time calypso and various West Indian folk musics, their music also draws heavily on dub poetry, roots reggae, zouk, son montuno, funk and jazz.
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Kobo Town Lyrics
Abatina Aba Tina oh, who is it yuh have there breakin'…
Across The Dark Waters across the dark waters we came with despair in our eyes,…
At The Edge Of The City At the edge of the city the roofs of broken iron blaze…
Beautiful Soul i saw you walking in the mall strolling down by the…
Blood And Fire the year was 1999 A.D. the people kickin' up a scene in…
Corbeaux Following I passed downtown the other day Plenty interesting characte…
Higher Than Mercy Bomb blast, lightening flash First the rumble and then the …
Joe the Paranoiac come let me tell you about my friend Joe he spends…
Kaiso Newscast If I had the choice I would choose To live back…
Mr. Monday Oh, Mr. Monday Me oh my, You collect on the tears we…
Postcard Poverty Aiming up and down pointing high and low Digital camera shoo…
St. James Bright night no respite from the clamour Of the day, no…
Trinity twelve years ago and I can still clearly remember that brig…