Global Grooves With Kobo Town, Robin Layne & The Rhythm Makers, and Guests

Name: Global Grooves With Kobo Town, Robin Layne & The Rhythm Makers, and Guests
Start: 2025-02-08T19:30:00-08:00
Location: Knox Performance Centre

Schedule

Sat Feb 08 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Knox Performance Centre | Prince George, BC

Prepare for an exhilarating evening of global rhythms and Caribbean-inspired sounds, where vibrant percussion and infectious melodies create an atmosphere of celebration. This show brings a dynamic fusion of tropical beats, storytelling lyrics, and high-energy grooves that transport audiences to distant shores. Expect an irresistible blend of calypso, Afro-Latin, and roots influences that will have everyone moving. It’s a joyful, dance-filled experience that’s as uplifting as it is musically rich.
Kobo Town
Kobo Town returns to stages across North America and Europe to tour their new album Carnival of the Ghosts, where the wit and wordplay that defined the group's previous releases are on full display, accompanied by an everything-soup of infectious Caribbean sounds - where calypso melodies and ska-driven horn hooks collide over heavy reggae and soca bass grooves, all amid an interplay of dirty electric guitars with hints of zouk and son montuno.
Robin Layne & The Rhythm Makers
Over the past decade and a half, Juno nominated percussionist Robin Layne has steeped himself in rhythmic traditions around the world. His search for rhythm and folkloric traditions has led him to Cuba, Guinea, Mali, Mexico, and beyond. He brings these influences to bear in his compositions that are inspired by his travels. Robin believes music has the power to connect and bring people together and has devoted his life to that, both through his performing work and also his educational work with young people. He is the senior percussion instructor at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music and the Artistic Director of the World Rhythms for Youth Society.