Music. Kobè is a creative catalyst. Back in high school, HIS MUSIC TEACHER CALLED HIM AN ENIGMA. He responded, "a nig-what?" he has since become a MULTI-MEDIA MAVEN IN CANADA where he is based for half of each year. The consumate performer is the founder and artistic director of MICHÈZO! INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL (www.michezofestival.com or myspace.com/michezo), an annual island celebration of african games and culture. It is fitting the he was recently made music director of the TORONTO AFRICAN FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL (2009). His work in MUSIC (performance, production, promo), FILM (music & acting), RADIO (host), PRINT (writer), TELEVISION (jingles) and THEATRE (music) makes him renoun as a multi-talented specialist - "IT'S ALL THE SAME TO ME - SPIRIT, SPACE, ENERGY, TEXTURE, WORD, SOUND..... VIBES" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kobè is the ACCOMPANIST OF CHOICE for AWARD-WINNING ARTISTS like ANDREA HENRY (sugar jones), RUBY GORALIA (ruby), CHEKA KATENEN & SNOWGRIOTS (guinea), LIZIWE MAHASHE (s. Africa), COBA dance company, RUTH MATHIANG (sudan-kenya), DRUM CAFE and others.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kobè's band features toronto's top african musicians: KWANZA MSINGWANA (tanzania), SULIMAN HASABALA (sudan), KOFI ACKAH (ghana), RICH BROWN (usa), ANDREW CRAIG (can), LIZZI MAHASHE (s. Africa), WALEED ABDULHAMID (sudan), ZOE ACKAH, AMINA ALFRED, DJENABOU.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kobè is producing HIS FIRST DOCUMENTARY FILM and a music video shot in ghana jan2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kobè receives AN AWARD ALMOST EVERY OTHER YEAR for arts, media, music or just being a wonderful guy, "but... The greatest reward is in heaven - so i got a long way to go." he's SPICED 2 JUNO AWARD-WINNING CDS by jack grunsky "WHEN KOBÈ STEPS INTO YOUR MUSIC, EVERYTHING TRANSFORMS" ; kaleefah feat./S'AIDA SHAKURA (juno nom.); the play ANOWA (DORA). His band "panafrotix" improvised DWAYNE MORGAN'S 2003 UMAC/CUMA AWARDED ALBUM "SOUL SEARCHING," live. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Occasionally aquaa makes time to co-host SOUNDS OF AFRICA (www.ckln.fm) as the veteran host of 15 years. Through his community work he was appointed & TWICE ELECTED AS PRESIDENT/ARTISTIC Director. Of AfroFest /MusicAfrica. ............................................................ ............................................................ ........... Between here & youtube, who else is going to program a African drummer/ balafonist who plays rock guitar and gospel, raps on djembe, and sings R&B?
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