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Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest Day Two: Thursday Free Show!: Kobo Town, Dope Soda, Tasman Jude, Boomshack
Thanks to an overwhelmingly successful crowd-funding campaign last fall, the Vic...
In-Person Event
Thu. July 2nd 2015 + Add to Calendar
Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
4:30pm - 10:00pm Doors at: 4:00pm
Free
Artists
Kobo Town
from Toronto Ontario
Dope Soda
from Nanaimo BC
Tasman Jude
Reggae from Grande Prairie Alberta
Boomshack
Latin/Funk/Jazz/Reggae/Ska from Nanaimo BC
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Thanks to an overwhelmingly successful crowd-funding campaign last fall, the Victoria Ska & Reggae Fest is thrilled to present some of our best free programming ever. Kobo Town, founded in 2004, blends Canadian and Caribbean cultures through the contemporary reimagining of calypso music. Founder, Drew Gonsalves, grew up in Trinidad and moved to Ottawa when he was 13 with his Québécois mother. Caught between two worlds, Gonsalves turned to music and poetry, eventually creating Kobo Town as his artistic outlet. Their performance at last year's fest proved to be a highlight, it ending with the sold-out crowd chanting and embracing in a group hug after the final notes were played. Dope Soda is one of the dopest acts on Vancouver Island and not afraid to admit it. Combining snappy horns... more...Venue
Ship Point (Inner Harbour)
wharf and broughton Victoria BC
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