Zo Tobi

Click here for 1-page presskit - Email [email protected] for performance solicitations! Click here for a high-res photo Click here for another high-res photo COLLEGES PLAYED: • College Of The Atlantic – Bar Harbor, ME • Unity College – Unity, ME • Worcester Polytech Institute – Worcester, MA • College of the Holy Cross – Worcester, MA • Simon’s Rock College – Great Barrington, MA • Babson College – Babson Park, MA • Clark University – Worcester, MA • Bridgewater State College – Bridgewater, MA • Lesley College – Cambridge, MA • Williams College – Williamstown, MA • Wellesley College – Wellesley, MA • Trinity College – Hartford, CT • Connecticut College – New London, CT • Brown University – Providence, RI • Johnson & Wales University – Providence, RI • Georgetown University – Washington, DC • American University – Washington, DC • George Washington University – Washington, DC"I truly didnt think it was possible for that to be one guitar. As a guitar player myself, I am in awe."
- Kevin Caron, Keene Sentinel

"Zo truly is a one-man band."
- Cornell Woolridge, Director of Campus Activities, Simons Rock College of Bard
"His solo guitar style taps [Dave] Matthews and Ani DiFranco...traces of Richie Havens seep through."
- Scott McLennan, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

"Tobi brings an infectious love of his instrument to the stage...His versatility and finesse are inspiring."
- James OBrien, Club Passim

"I'd recommend any folk or acoustic based artists...get this album & hear what's going on with Zo Tobi."
- Mike Loce, The Noise

"If mother nature could sing this is what her voice would say." Brian Way, 100.1 WUMF

"His lyrics are those of an activist intertwining passion with conscience." Charlene Johnston, Democracyfest Coordinator

"Without the benefit of a band or backup vocalists, Tobi carries the entire weight of the performance on his shoulders. His rising and falling vocals set the tone for the album, while his guitar drives the songs forward." Andrew Toland, Nashua Telegraph

"His playing is exciting, and his words ask questions that need to be asked." Ezra Veitch, Host of "Acoustic Feedback" open mic, Founding boardmember 100.1 WOOL.fm

"The guitar work is great...very rhythmic....it reminds me a lot of Richie Havens." Rick Dumont, Milford Cabinet

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The guitar was a drum before it was a guitar.
From this idea come the driving rhythms and agile percussion that rock the progressive folk songwriting and capture the audiences of “one-man band” songwriter ZO TOBI.
His playing may call to mind guitarists such as Ani DiFranco, Dave Matthews and Richie Havens. While transforming the guitar into an array of rich bass, lush open tunings, and signature pulsing beats, Zo Tobi’s act is also powerfully simple and accessible – his vocal tendencies are reminiscient of folk-leaning Ben Harper, Shawn Mullins, and Jack Johnson.
The kind of performance you can expect from Zo Tobi is somewhere between a tea-sipping, coffeehouse-style excursion and an all-out, one-man rock experience. His songs cycle from the political, spiritual, and emotional, and his stories range from the sublime to the worldly to the bizarre.
As a young man in many worlds, Zo Tobi has managed to rock the college and coffeehouse circuit while also campaigning for diverse causes (electoral reform, global warming, political elections), traveling (Nicaragua, Israel, Germany, Mexico), and pursuing a joint Bachelors / Masters degree in International Development from Clark University in Worcester, MA.