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Founded by bandleader Drew Gonsalves, 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. Since Kobo Town's formation in 2004, the group has been in the studio recording its debut album between Toronto and Port-of-Spain with Trinidadian producer Lyndon Livingstone. While in Trinidad, they performed with Orange Sky and appeared on the Gayelle TV network. The band has also performed at Gonzalez y Gonzalez (New York City), the Mod Club (Toronto), The Grad Club (Kingston), Revival (Toronto), Mercury Lounge (Ottawa), and the Lula Lounge (Toronto). Cal...